holy land

collocation in English

meaningsofholyandland

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holy
adjective
uk
/ˈhəʊ.li/us
/ˈhoʊ.li/
related to a religion or ...
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land
noun
uk
/lænd/us
/lænd/
the surface of the earth that is not covered ...
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(Definition ofholyandlandfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofholy land

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Theholylandis on fire.
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It is important to see it as a part of a human culture and not a divine call for aholylandthat eats up its children.
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I agree that the situation is very worrying, and, of course, some of those olive trees, in a very ancient andholyland, are themselves ancient.
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The chronicler describes the place as aholylandwhere there is no breath of scandal.
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Both of the gurus had sought salvation on thisholyland.
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This place is also known as theholylandand also known as the place where famous saints used to live for ex.sant tukaram etc.
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The giant curses him for violatingholyland, and says that he will have to die for his sins.
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Today, its territory is protected and regarded as aholyland, where hunting and logging is restricted.
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To me, he said to an interviewer on one occasion, art is aholyland.
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Abydos remained the majorholylandin the south.
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Nonetheless, he refused to call the state by name, claiming that theholylandexists independent of any authority that sees itself as sovereign over the land.
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Richard's wish was to lead a crusade and gain glory in theholyland.
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