Land may refer to:

• Land, the part of the Earth that is not covered by water
• terrestrial ecoregion
  • 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
    
• Länder, the Federal states of Germany or Austria
• län in Sweden (and lääni in Finland)

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
• homeland

• Specific regions:
• Lands of Sweden
• Lands of Denmark
• Ziemia, or Lands of Poland
• Land, Norway, a specific 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
• Landlord, the owner of real estate which is leased
• Land claims, disputed lands
• Land rights

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

In music:

• LAND, an American jazz/rock/world music ensemble
• LAND (album), the eponymous first album by the group LAND
• Land (1975-2002), compilation album by Patti Smith
• Land (album), an album by Faroese metal band Týr

A surname found in Britain, Denmark, Germany and the US:

• Edwin H. Land, American pioneer of instant photography and polarizing filters
• Professor Frank Land, British Information systems researcher
• Michael Land, American composer and musician
• Professor Michael F. Land, British neurobiologist

Other:

• Land Camera, the first "instant camera", developed by Edwin H. Land. EARTH was a short-lived Japanese vocal trio which released 6 singles and 1 album between 2000 and 2001 An ecoregion ( ecological region) sometimes called a bioregion, is an ecologically and geographically defined area smaller than a "realm" or " Landscape comprises the visible features of an area of land including physical elements such as Landforms living elements of flora and fauna abstract elements such as lighting A land bridge, in Biogeography, is an Isthmus or other land connection between otherwise separate areas which allows Animals and Plants Län and lääni are the Swedish and Finnish language terms respectively for the administrative divisions used in Sweden and Finland In Political geography and International politics, a country is a Political division of a geographical entity A nation is a Human Cultural and Social Community. In as much as most members never meet each other yet feel a common bond it may be considered Motherland is a term that may refer to a mother country, ie the place of one's birth the place of origin of an Ethnic group or Immigrant, or a Metropole Fatherland is the nation of one's "fathers" " Forefathers " or "patriarchs" A homeland (rel Country of origin and native land) is the concept of the territory ( Cultural geography) to which an Ethnic group Historical lands Sweden was historically divided into the four lands Götaland, Svealand, Norrland and The three lands of Denmark historically formed the Danish kingdom from its unification and consolidation in the 9th century: Scania ( Ziemia (literally 'earth' or 'land' in Polish language, terra is a historical Unit of administration in Poland. Ziemia (literally 'earth' or 'land' in Polish language, terra is a historical Unit of administration in Poland. Land is a traditional district in Oppland, Norway consisting of the municipalities Nordre Land and Søndre Land. This is a list of land borders between countries 'Note: Entries which are not sovereign states are italicized. In the Common law, real property (or realty) refers to one of the two main classes of Property, the other class being Personal property ( Real estate is a legal term (in some jurisdictions notably in the USA, United Kingdom An estate in land is an interest in Real property that is or may become possessory Landlord is the owner of a House, Apartment, Condominium, or Real estate which is rented or Leased to an individual or business Land claims are a legal declaration of desired control over areas of property including bodies of water Land rights are those Property rights that pertain to Real estate land Land in Economics comprises all naturally occurring resources whose supply is inherently fixed (i Land Economy is the study of Law, Economics, and the environment insofar as they relate to land usage and development A land grant is a gift of Real estate - land or privileges - made by a government or other authority as a Reward for services Land reforms (also Agrarian reform, though that can have a broader meaning is an often- controversial alteration in the societal arrangements whereby government Land was a Seattle based music group founded and lead by Jeff Greinke. LAND is the eponymous first full-length album by the American group Land. Land is a two disc Compilation album by Patti Smith, released March 19, 2002 on Arista Records. LAND is the eponymous first full-length album by the American group Land. Edwin Herbert Land ( May 7 1909  &ndash March 1 1991) was an American Scientist and inventor. Frank F Land FBCS is an Information systems researcher and was the first UK Professor of Information Systems Michael Z Land (born 1961 is an American Composer and Musician best known for his scores for various Video games produced by LucasArts Michael Francis Land FRS is a British Neurobiologist. He is currently Emeritus Professor of Neurobiology in the Sussex Vision laboratory at the Sussex Centre Land cameras are the polaroid cameras made between 1947 and 1983 The first model was invented by Edwin Land, founder of Polaroid. Edwin Herbert Land ( May 7 1909  &ndash March 1 1991) was an American Scientist and inventor.
• Land Institute, a non-profit agricultural study center Kansas USA
• LAND, a DoS (Denial of Service) attack used in the Internet
• A landing
• Lands, the raised helical grooves in rifled gun barrels

See also

• The Land (disambiguation)
• Holy Land
• No Man's Land
• Promised land
• Land Banking

The Land Institute is a Non-profit research education and policy organization dedicated to Sustainable agriculture based in Kansas United States A LAND attack is a DoS (Denial of Service attack that consists of sending a special poison spoofed packet to a computer causing it to lock up The Internet is a global system of interconnected Computer networks Landing is the last part of a Flight, where a flying Animal, Aircraft, or Spacecraft returns to the ground Rifling refers to the Helix -shaped pattern in the barrel of a Firearm, which imparts a spin to a Projectile around its long axis The Holy Land ( Arabic: الأرض المقدسة al-Arḍ ul-Muqaddasah;Ancient Aramaic: ארעא קדישא Ar'a Qaddisha; Hebrew: ארץ_הקודש No man's land is a term for land that is not occupied or more specifically land that is under dispute between countries or areas that will not occupy it because of fear or uncertainty The Promised Land ( הארץ המובטחת, translit: ha-Aretz ha-Muvtachat) is another name for the Land of Israel, the region which according Land banking is the practice of purchasing land with the intent to hold on to it until such a time as it is highly profitable to sell it on to others for substantially more than was

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