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soil
noun /sɔɪl/Definition
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B2 [C or U] the material on the surface of the ground in which plants grow: light/heavy/fertile soil sandy or chalky soilsSoil › [U] literary a country: It was the first time we had set foot on foreign/French/American soil (= gone to a foreign country/France/America).Country and nationContinents and regions of the worldCountry names the soil literary › the activity of farming: The government is trying to encourage a return to the soil.Farming - general words
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Synonyms and related words:
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- citizen noun
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