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1. agriculture considered as an occupation or way of life (noun.act)
2. the people who live in a nation or country (noun.group)
| hypernym | : | people, |
| definition | : | (plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively (noun.group) |
| hyponym | : | irish, irish people, |
| definition | : | people of Ireland or of Irish extraction (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | swiss, swiss people, |
| definition | : | the natives or inhabitants of Switzerland (noun.person) |
| member holonym | : | national, subject, |
| definition | : | a person who owes allegiance to that nation (noun.person) |
3. a politically organized body of people under a single government (noun.group)
| hyponym | : | commonwealth country, |
| definition | : | any of the countries in the British Commonwealth (noun.group) |
| hyponym | : | developing country, |
| definition | : | a country that is poor and whose citizens are mostly agricultural workers but that wants to become more advanced socially and economically (noun.group) |
| hyponym | : | dominion, |
| definition | : | one of the self-governing nations in the British Commonwealth (noun.group) |
| hyponym | : | foreign country, |
| definition | : | any state of which one is not a citizen (noun.group) |
| hyponym | : | reich, |
| definition | : | the German state (noun.group) |
| hyponym | : | suzerain, |
| definition | : | a state exercising a degree of dominion over a dependent state especially in its foreign affairs (noun.group) |
| hyponym | : | sea power, |
| definition | : | a nation that possesses formidable naval strength (noun.group) |
| hyponym | : | ally, |
| definition | : | a friendly nation (noun.group) |
| instance hyponym | : | eelam, tamil eelam, |
| definition | : | the independent state that the Tamil Tigers have fought for (noun.location) |
| part holonym | : | estate, estate of the realm, the three estates, |
| definition | : | a major social class or order of persons regarded collectively as part of the body politic of the country (especially in the United Kingdom) and formerly possessing distinct political rights (noun.group) |
4. the territory occupied by a nation (noun.location)
| hyponym | : | banana republic, |
| definition | : | a small country (especially in Central America) that is politically unstable and whose economy is dominated by foreign companies and depends on one export (such as bananas) (noun.location) |
| hyponym | : | kingdom, |
| definition | : | a country with a king as head of state (noun.location) |
| hyponym | : | tax haven, |
| definition | : | a country or independent region where taxes are low (noun.location) |
| hyponym | : | sultanate, |
| definition | : | country or territory ruled by a sultan (noun.location) |
| instance hyponym | : | antigua and barbuda, |
| definition | : | a country in the northern Leeward Islands (noun.location) |
| instance hyponym | : | cuba, republic of cuba, |
| definition | : | a communist state in the Caribbean on the island of Cuba (noun.location) |
| instance hyponym | : | haiti, republic of haiti, |
| definition | : | a republic in the West Indies on the western part of the island of Hispaniola; achieved independence from France in 1804; the poorest and most illiterate nation in the western hemisphere (noun.location) |
| instance hyponym | : | dominican republic, |
| definition | : | a republic in the West Indies; located on the eastern two-thirds of the island of Hispaniola (noun.location) |
| instance hyponym | : | jamaica, |
| definition | : | a country on the island of Jamaica; became independent of England in 1962; much poverty; the major industry is tourism (noun.location) |
| instance hyponym | : | barbados, |
| definition | : | a parliamentary democracy on the island of Barbados; former British colony; a popular resort area (noun.location) |
| instance hyponym | : | cyprus, republic of cyprus, |
| definition | : | a country on the island of Cyprus; 80% of the people are of Greek origin and 20% or Turkish origin (noun.location) |
| instance hyponym | : | east timor, |
| definition | : | a former Portuguese colony that was annexed by Indonesia in 1976; voted for independence from Indonesia in 1999 and in May 2002 became an independent nation (noun.location) |
| instance hyponym | : | fiji, republic of fiji, |
| definition | : | an independent state within the British Commonwealth located on the Fiji Islands (noun.location) |
| instance hyponym | : | israel, sion, state of israel, yisrael, zion, |
| definition | : | Jewish republic in southwestern Asia at eastern end of Mediterranean; formerly part of Palestine (noun.location) |
| instance hyponym | : | etruria, |
| definition | : | an ancient country in central Italy; assimilated by the Romans by about 200 BC (noun.location) |
| instance hyponym | : | australia, commonwealth of australia, |
| definition | : | a nation occupying the whole of the Australian continent; Aboriginal tribes are thought to have migrated from southeastern Asia 20,000 years ago; first Europeans were British convicts sent there as a penal colony (noun.location) |
| instance hyponym | : | federated states of micronesia, micronesia, tt, |
| definition | : | a country scattered over Micronesia with a constitutional government in free association with the United States; achieved independence in 1986 (noun.location) |
| instance hyponym | : | tuvalu, |
| definition | : | a small island republic on the Tuvalu islands; formerly part of the British colony of Gilbert and Ellice Islands until it withdrew in 1975 and became independent of the United Kingdom in 1978 (noun.location) |
| instance hyponym | : | kiribati, republic of kiribati, |
| definition | : | an island republic in the west central Pacific just to the south of the equator (noun.location) |
| instance hyponym | : | nauru, republic of nauru, |
| definition | : | an island republic on Nauru Island; phosphate exports support the economy (noun.location) |
| instance hyponym | : | burkina faso, upper volta, |
| definition | : | a desperately poor landlocked country in western Africa; was formerly Upper Volta under French rule but gained independence in 1960 (noun.location) |
| instance hyponym | : | dutch east indies, indonesia, republic of indonesia, |
| definition | : | a republic in southeastern Asia on an archipelago including more than 13,000 islands; achieved independence from the Netherlands in 1945; the principal oil producer in the Far East and Pacific regions (noun.location) |
| instance hyponym | : | grenada, |
| definition | : | an island state in the West Indies in the southeastern Caribbean Sea; an independent state within the British Commonwealth (noun.location) |
| instance hyponym | : | maldives, republic of maldives, |
| definition | : | a republic on the Maldive Islands; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1965 (noun.location) |
| instance hyponym | : | malta, republic of malta, |
| definition | : | a republic on the island of Malta in the Mediterranean; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1964 (noun.location) |
| instance hyponym | : | new zealand, |
| definition | : | an independent country within the British Commonwealth; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1907; known for sheep and spectacular scenery (noun.location) |
| instance hyponym | : | palau, republic of palau, tt, |
| definition | : | a republic in the western central Pacific Ocean in association with the United States (noun.location) |
| instance hyponym | : | saint lucia, st. lucia, |
| definition | : | a country on the island of Saint Lucia; gained independence from Great Britain in 1979 (noun.location) |
| instance hyponym | : | republic of seychelles, seychelles, |
| definition | : | a republic on the Seychelles islands; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1976 (noun.location) |
| instance hyponym | : | solomon islands, |
| definition | : | the southern Solomon Islands that since 1978 form an independent state in the British Commonwealth (noun.location) |
| instance hyponym | : | rus, |
| definition | : | the medieval Russian state established by Scandinavian traders in the 9th century; the capital was first in Novgorod and then in Kiev (noun.location) |
| instance hyponym | : | russia, soviet union, union of soviet socialist republics, ussr, |
| definition | : | a former communist country in eastern Europe and northern Asia; established in 1922; included Russia and 14 other soviet socialist republics (Ukraine and Byelorussia and others); officially dissolved 31 December 1991 (noun.location) |
| instance hyponym | : | russia, russian federation, |
| definition | : | a federation in northeastern Europe and northern Asia; formerly Soviet Russia; since 1991 an independent state (noun.location) |
| instance hyponym | : | ukraine, ukrayina, |
| definition | : | a republic in southeastern Europe; formerly a European soviet; the center of the original Russian state which came into existence in the ninth century (noun.location) |
| instance hyponym | : | turkmen, turkmenia, turkmenistan, turkomen, |
| definition | : | a republic in Asia to the east of the Caspian Sea and to the south of Kazakhstan and to the north of Iran; an Asian soviet from 1925 to 1991 (noun.location) |
| instance hyponym | : | friendly islands, kingdom of tonga, tonga, |
| definition | : | a monarchy on a Polynesian archipelago in the South Pacific; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1970 (noun.location) |
| instance hyponym | : | republic of turkey, turkey, |
| definition | : | a Eurasian republic in Asia Minor and the Balkans; on the collapse of the Ottoman Empire in 1918, the Young Turks, led by Kemal Ataturk, established a republic in 1923 (noun.location) |
| part holonym | : | demesne, domain, land, |
| definition | : | territory over which rule or control is exercised (noun.location) |
| part holonym | : | midland, |
| definition | : | the interior part of a country (noun.location) |
| member holonym | : | department, |
| definition | : | the territorial and administrative division of some countries (such as France) (noun.location) |
| member holonym | : | province, state, |
| definition | : | the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation (noun.location) |
5. territory over which rule or control is exercised (noun.location)
| hypernym | : | region, |
| definition | : | a large indefinite location on the surface of the Earth (noun.location) |
| hyponym | : | archduchy, |
| definition | : | the domain controlled by an archduke or archduchess (noun.location) |
| hyponym | : | barony, |
| definition | : | the domain of a baron (noun.location) |
| hyponym | : | duchy, dukedom, |
| definition | : | the domain controlled by a duke or duchess (noun.location) |
| hyponym | : | earldom, |
| definition | : | the domain controlled by an earl or count or countess (noun.location) |
| hyponym | : | emirate, |
| definition | : | the domain controlled by an emir (noun.location) |
| hyponym | : | empire, imperium, |
| definition | : | the domain ruled by an emperor or empress; the region over which imperial dominion is exercised (noun.location) |
| hyponym | : | fiefdom, |
| definition | : | the domain controlled by a feudal lord (noun.location) |
| hyponym | : | grand duchy, |
| definition | : | the domain controlled by a grand duke or grand duchess (noun.location) |
| hyponym | : | viscounty, |
| definition | : | the domain controlled by a viscount or viscountess (noun.location) |
| hyponym | : | khanate, |
| definition | : | the realm of a khan (noun.location) |
| hyponym | : | kingdom, realm, |
| definition | : | the domain ruled by a king or queen (noun.location) |
| hyponym | : | suzerainty, |
| definition | : | the domain of a suzerain (noun.location) |
| part meronym | : | country, land, state, |
| definition | : | the territory occupied by a nation (noun.location) |
6. the solid part of the earth's surface (noun.object)
| hypernym | : | object, physical object, |
| definition | : | a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow (noun.tops) |
| hyponym | : | archipelago, |
| definition | : | a group of many islands in a large body of water (noun.object) |
| hyponym | : | beachfront, |
| definition | : | a strip of land running along a beach (noun.object) |
| hyponym | : | cape, ness, |
| definition | : | a strip of land projecting into a body of water (noun.object) |
| hyponym | : | coastal plain, |
| definition | : | a plain adjacent to a coast (noun.object) |
| hyponym | : | floor, |
| definition | : | the ground on which people and animals move about (noun.object) |
| hyponym | : | foreland, |
| definition | : | land forming the forward margin of something (noun.object) |
| hyponym | : | island, |
| definition | : | a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water (noun.object) |
| hyponym | : | isthmus, |
| definition | : | a relatively narrow strip of land (with water on both sides) connecting two larger land areas (noun.object) |
| hyponym | : | land mass, landmass, |
| definition | : | a large continuous extent of land (noun.object) |
| hyponym | : | mainland, |
| definition | : | the main land mass of a country or continent; as distinguished from an island or peninsula (noun.object) |
| hyponym | : | neck, |
| definition | : | a narrow elongated projecting strip of land (noun.object) |
| hyponym | : | oxbow, |
| definition | : | the land inside an oxbow bend in a river (noun.object) |
| hyponym | : | peninsula, |
| definition | : | a large mass of land projecting into a body of water (noun.object) |
| hyponym | : | slash, |
| definition | : | an open tract of land in a forest that is strewn with debris from logging (or fire or wind) (noun.object) |
| hyponym | : | wonderland, |
| definition | : | a place or scene of great or strange beauty or wonder (noun.object) |
| instance hyponym | : | america, |
| definition | : | North America and South America and Central America (noun.object) |
| part meronym | : | earth, globe, world, |
| definition | : | the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on (noun.object) |
7. material in the top layer of the surface of the earth in which plants can grow (especially with reference to its quality or use) (noun.object)
| hypernym | : | object, physical object, |
| definition | : | a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow (noun.tops) |
| hyponym | : | badlands, |
| definition | : | deeply eroded barren land (noun.object) |
| hyponym | : | bottom, bottomland, |
| definition | : | low-lying alluvial land near a river (noun.object) |
| hyponym | : | coastland, |
| definition | : | land in a coastal area (noun.object) |
| hyponym | : | overburden, |
| definition | : | the surface soil that must be moved away to get at coal seams and mineral deposits (noun.object) |
| hyponym | : | permafrost, |
| definition | : | ground that is permanently frozen (noun.object) |
| hyponym | : | polder, |
| definition | : | low-lying land that has been reclaimed and is protected by dikes (especially in the Netherlands) (noun.object) |
| hyponym | : | rangeland, |
| definition | : | land suitable for grazing livestock (noun.object) |
| hyponym | : | scablands, |
| definition | : | (geology) flat elevated land with poor soil and little vegetation that is scarred by dry channels of glacial origin (especially in eastern Washington) (noun.object) |
| hyponym | : | greensward, sod, sward, turf, |
| definition | : | surface layer of ground containing a mat of grass and grass roots (noun.object) |
| hyponym | : | wetland, |
| definition | : | a low area where the land is saturated with water (noun.object) |
8. United States inventor who incorporated Polaroid film into lenses and invented the one step photographic process (1909-1991) (noun.person)
| instance hypernym | : | industrialist, |
| definition | : | someone who manages or has significant financial interest in an industrial enterprise (noun.person) |
9. extensive landed property (especially in the country) retained by the owner for his own use (noun.possession)
| hyponym | : | freehold, |
| definition | : | an estate held in fee simple or for life (noun.possession) |
| hyponym | : | glebe, |
| definition | : | plot of land belonging to an English parish church or an ecclesiastical office (noun.possession) |
| hyponym | : | leasehold, |
| definition | : | land or property held under a lease (noun.possession) |
| hyponym | : | smallholding, |
| definition | : | a piece of land under 50 acres that is sold or let to someone for cultivation (noun.possession) |
| hyponym | : | homestead, |
| definition | : | land acquired from the United States public lands by filing a record and living on and cultivating it under the homestead law (noun.possession) |
| hyponym | : | feoff, fief, |
| definition | : | a piece of land held under the feudal system (noun.possession) |
| hyponym | : | barony, |
| definition | : | the estate of a baron (noun.possession) |
| hyponym | : | countryseat, |
| definition | : | an estate in the country (noun.possession) |
| hyponym | : | crown land, |
| definition | : | land that belongs to the Crown (noun.possession) |
| hyponym | : | manor, |
| definition | : | the landed estate of a lord (including the house on it) (noun.possession) |
| hyponym | : | hacienda, |
| definition | : | a large estate in Spanish-speaking countries (noun.possession) |
| hyponym | : | plantation, |
| definition | : | an estate where cash crops are grown on a large scale (especially in tropical areas) (noun.possession) |
| hyponym | : | entail, |
| definition | : | land received by fee tail (noun.possession) |
10. the land on which real estate is located (noun.possession)
| hyponym | : | farmstead, |
| definition | : | the buildings and adjacent grounds of a farm (noun.possession) |
| hyponym | : | homestead, |
| definition | : | the home and adjacent grounds occupied by a family (noun.possession) |
| hyponym | : | no man's land, |
| definition | : | land that is unowned and uninhabited (and usually undesirable) (noun.possession) |
11. a domain in which something is dominant (noun.state)
| hyponym | : | lotus land, lotusland, |
| definition | : | an idyllic realm of contentment and self-indulgence (noun.state) |
12. bring into a different state (verb.change)
| hypernym | : | alter, change, modify, |
| definition | : | cause to change; make different; cause a transformation (verb.change) |
13. reach or come to rest (verb.motion)
| hypernym | : | arrive, come, get, |
| definition | : | reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress (verb.motion) |
| hyponym | : | force-land, |
| definition | : | make a forced landing (verb.motion) |
| hyponym | : | beach, |
| definition | : | land on a beach (verb.motion) |
| hyponym | : | port, |
| definition | : | land at or reach a port (verb.motion) |
| hyponym | : | touch down, |
| definition | : | come or bring (a plane) to a landing (verb.motion) |
| hyponym | : | undershoot, |
| definition | : | fall short of (the runway) in a landing (verb.motion) |
| hyponym | : | belly-land, |
| definition | : | land on the underside without the landing gear (verb.motion) |
| hyponym | : | crash land, |
| definition | : | make an emergency landing (verb.motion) |
14. cause to come to the ground (verb.motion)
| hypernym | : | arrive, come, get, |
| definition | : | reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress (verb.motion) |
| cause | : | land, set down, |
| definition | : | reach or come to rest (verb.motion) |
15. arrive on shore (verb.motion)
| hypernym | : | arrive, come, get, |
| definition | : | reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress (verb.motion) |
16. bring ashore (verb.motion)
| hypernym | : | bring, convey, take, |
| definition | : | take something or somebody with oneself somewhere (verb.motion) |
| hyponym | : | strand, |
| definition | : | drive (a vessel) ashore (verb.motion) |
17. deliver (a blow) (verb.possession)
18. agriculture considered as an occupation or way of life (noun.act)
| derivation | : | farm, |
| definition | : | be a farmer; work as a farmer (verb.social) |
19. the solid part of the earth's surface (noun.object)
| derivation | : | earth, |
| definition | : | connect to the earth (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | ground, |
| definition | : | hit onto the ground (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | ground, |
| definition | : | throw to the ground in order to stop play and avoid being tackled behind the line of scrimmage (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | ground, |
| definition | : | place or put on the ground (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | ground, |
| definition | : | confine or restrict to the ground (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | land, set down, |
| definition | : | reach or come to rest (verb.motion) |
| derivation | : | down, land, shoot down, |
| definition | : | shoot at and force to come down (verb.motion) |
| derivation | : | land, |
| definition | : | bring ashore (verb.motion) |
20. bring into a different state (verb.change)
21. reach or come to rest (verb.motion)
| derivation | : | landing, |
| definition | : | the act of coming down to the earth (or other surface) (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | lander, |
| definition | : | a space vehicle that is designed to land on the moon or another planet (noun.artifact) |
22. cause to come to the ground (verb.motion)
| derivation | : | landing, |
| definition | : | the act of coming down to the earth (or other surface) (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | dry land, earth, ground, land, solid ground, terra firma, dry land, earth, ground, land, solid ground, terra firma, |
| definition | : | the solid part of the earth's surface (noun.object) |
23. arrive on shore (verb.motion)
| derivation | : | landing, |
| definition | : | the act of coming to land after a voyage (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | shore, |
| definition | : | the land along the edge of a body of water (noun.object) |
24. bring ashore (verb.motion)
| derivation | : | landing, |
| definition | : | the act of coming to land after a voyage (noun.act) |
25. agriculture considered as an occupation or way of life (noun.act)
| derivation | : | farm, |
| definition | : | be a farmer; work as a farmer (verb.social) |
26. the solid part of the earth's surface (noun.object)
| derivation | : | earth, |
| definition | : | connect to the earth (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | ground, |
| definition | : | hit onto the ground (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | ground, |
| definition | : | throw to the ground in order to stop play and avoid being tackled behind the line of scrimmage (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | ground, |
| definition | : | place or put on the ground (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | ground, |
| definition | : | confine or restrict to the ground (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | land, set down, |
| definition | : | reach or come to rest (verb.motion) |
| derivation | : | down, land, shoot down, |
| definition | : | shoot at and force to come down (verb.motion) |
| derivation | : | land, |
| definition | : | bring ashore (verb.motion) |
27. bring into a different state (verb.change)
28. reach or come to rest (verb.motion)
| derivation | : | landing, |
| definition | : | the act of coming down to the earth (or other surface) (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | lander, |
| definition | : | a space vehicle that is designed to land on the moon or another planet (noun.artifact) |
29. cause to come to the ground (verb.motion)
| derivation | : | landing, |
| definition | : | the act of coming down to the earth (or other surface) (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | dry land, earth, ground, land, solid ground, terra firma, dry land, earth, ground, land, solid ground, terra firma, |
| definition | : | the solid part of the earth's surface (noun.object) |
30. arrive on shore (verb.motion)
| derivation | : | landing, |
| definition | : | the act of coming to land after a voyage (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | shore, |
| definition | : | the land along the edge of a body of water (noun.object) |
31. bring ashore (verb.motion)
| derivation | : | landing, |
| definition | : | the act of coming to land after a voyage (noun.act) |
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