Land

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Land may refer to:

• Land, the part of the Earth that is not covered by water
  • Landform, a feature of the land
  • Landscape, the layout, appearance and character of a land area
  • Land bridge, a feature exposed during periods of low sea level
• A landing,

A synonym for a region belonging to a people:

• A country, a geographical area that connotes an independent political entity
• A nation, particularly in the absence of a state or government
• Motherland, fatherland, and homeland, a person's country of affiliation, birth or ancestral origin
• Specific regions:
  • Länder, states of Germany
  • Bundesländer, states of Austria (sometimes used for states of Germany as well)
  • Lands of Sweden
  • Lands of Denmark
  • ziemia, or Lands of Poland
  • Land, Norway, a region in Norway
• Land borders, a list of the borders of various nations

In law:

• Real property, real estate and ownership interests
• Estate in land, law regarding land ownership and titles
  • See Torrens title for modern land ownership and titles in Australia
• Landlord, the owner of real estate which is leased
• Land claims, disputed lands
• Land rights
• Land (administrative) - an administrative type of division

In economics:

• Land (economics), a factor of production comprising all naturally occurring resources
• Land economy, the study of land usage and development
• Land grant, a gift of land made by the government for public projects
• Land reform, the redistribution of land

Other:

• Land Camera, the first "instant camera"
• Land Institute, a non-profit agricultural study center Kansas USA
• LAND, a DoS (Denial of Service) attack used in the Internet

[edit] See also

• People named Land
• The Land
• Holy Land
• No Man's Land
• Promised land
• Land Banking

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