piece of land
collocation in Englishmeaningsofpieceandland
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piece
noun[C]
uk/piːs/us/piːs/
a part ...
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land
noun
uk/lænd/us/lænd/
the surface of the earth that is not covered ...
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(Definition ofpieceandlandfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofpiece of land
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Apieceofland, adjacent to the site, was also donated by a local resident to create more space for seating.
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In itself, apieceoflandis only apieceofland.
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Apieceoflandcould be now used for one purpose only and could not be put to different uses at the same time.
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He even offered her apieceofland, she says, which she declined because she was afraid it would cause trouble in the family.
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In other words, it is culture (a cultivated human way of appreciating beauty) which institutes apieceoflandinto a landscape.
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Property arrangements were frequently structured in terms of land usage, such that the group of individuals using apieceoflandwas its primary 'overseer'.
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The second was apieceoflandsown with grain that was approximately 23 quartieri and valued at about 61 lire.
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The otherpieceoflandwas rented.
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We need credit, we need support, because when we get ourpieceofland, we have to be able to plant it, to begin.
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Apieceofland, however, need not be surrounded by a physical obstacle for it to be enclosed.
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There are seven masjids and two madrasas that have come up on thispieceofland.
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Ideally, one would prefer an actual monetary value for the environmental benefits offered by a givenpieceofland.
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Thus, relatively many countrydwellers in these regions had access to apieceoflandlarge enough to support a family.
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The first was apieceoflandthat was left uncultivated that was approximately 27 quartieri and valued at about 24 lire.
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The first was apieceoflandof size 7 quartieri, valued at 20 lire.
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Emphyteusis is a perpetual right in apieceoflandthat is the property of another.
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