land of plenty

collocation in English

meaningsoflandandplenty

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land
noun
uk
/lænd/us
/lænd/
the surface of the earth that is not covered ...
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plenty
pronoun
noun
adverb
uk
/ˈplen.ti/us
/ˈplen.t̬i/
(the state of having) enough or more than enough, or a ...
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(Definition oflandandplentyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofland of plenty

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We must make a contrast in thislandofplentywhere there have been gainers and there are people doing well.
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In alandofplenty, there are those who have nothing.
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He has so rightly described it now as alandofplenty.
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We shall never have enough resources to make this alandofplentyfor everyone in every area.
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Those consequences are faced by far too many in thislandofplentyand should not be tolerated any longer.
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Poverty, in alandofplenty, still abounds.
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In particular, in difficult economic times, the black economy starts to grow which, of course, results in many people risking their lives in the search for thelandofplenty.
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We must find ways and means to give them a chance to enjoy some of the riches that other people continue to enjoy in thislandofplenty.
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We have got to free the people front the anxieties, the worries, the terrors that their children may be crying for bread in thislandofplenty.
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The title refers to the medievallandofplenty.
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They found alandofplenty.
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Allevard had the reputation of being alandofplenty.
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