Phrase guide

Crown land

noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

In Britain and some Commonwealth countries, land that is owned by the state, nominally titled to the reigning King or Queen of England, and whose use and disposition is controlled by a government within that Commonwealth country or by an official representative of the monarch.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Australia, Canada, New-Zealand, UK, countable, uncountable

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noun

Meaning 2

Alternative form of Crown land.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable

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noun

Meaning 3

Alternative form of crownland.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable

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noun

Meaning 4

land that belongs to the Crown

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: estate, land, landed estate, acres, demesne

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

7 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 官地 (guāndì) — land owned by the state
  • Danish: krongods — land owned by the state
  • Finnish: valtionmaa — land owned by the state
  • German: Krongut — land owned by the state
  • German: Kronland — land owned by the state
  • Polish: królewszczyzna — land owned by the state
  • Polish: dobra królewskie — land owned by the state