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adj
Not owning land.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Not containing any land.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective
owning no land
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: landed
History
From Middle English londlees, from Old English landlēas, equivalent to land + -less. Cognate with Dutch landeloos (“landless”), German landlos (“landless”), Icelandic landlaus (“landless”).
Across languages
4 source translations are retained for this English entry.
