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land1

/lænd/

Translation

n [u]
tierra
Those sailors are only on land a few days a year
Aquellos marineros solo están en tierra unos pocos días al año
dry land
tierra firme
terreno
tierra
My uncle has bought some land in Scotland
Mi tío ha comprado algunas tierras en Escocia
(lit)
patria
tierra
Véase tb: dry land; no-man's land
(Definition of land n from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish © Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)

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