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(Encyclopedia)Land League: see Irish Land Question. ...land mine
(Encyclopedia)land mine: see mine, in warfare.land reform
(Encyclopedia)land reform: see agrarian reform; collective farm; ejido. ...Land's End
(Encyclopedia)Land's End, promontory, Cornwall, SW England, forming the westernmost extremity of the English mainland. Of wave-carved granite, it has cliffs c.60 ft (20 m) high. Offshore are reefs and rocky islets,...land tax
(Encyclopedia)land tax, impost levied upon real property. It is sometimes called a real estate tax, especially when assessed against both improved and unimproved land. Probably the earliest direct tax and formerly ...land tenure
(Encyclopedia)land tenure: see tenure, in law.land use
(Encyclopedia)land use, exploitation of land for agricultural, industrial, residential, recreational, or other purposes. Because the United States historically has a laissez-faire attitude toward land use, the land...Arnhem Land
(Encyclopedia)Arnhem Land, 37,100 sq mi (96,089 sq km), N Northern Territory, Australia, on a wide peninsula W of the Gulf of Carpentaria. The great majority of the region belongs to the Arnhem Land Aboriginal Rese...Holy Land
(Encyclopedia)Holy Land: see Palestine.Rupert's Land
(Encyclopedia)Rupert's Land, Canadian territory held (1670–1869) by the Hudson's Bay Company, named for Prince Rupert, first governor of the company. Under the charter granted (1670) to the company by Charles II,...Browse by Subject
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