vast land

collocation in English

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vast
adjective
uk
/vɑːst/us
/væst/
extremely ...
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land
noun
uk
/lænd/us
/lænd/
the surface of the earth that is not covered ...
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(Definition ofvastandlandfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofvast land

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There is of course avastlandbank of greenfield sites ready for development.
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We do not know what the competition may be for, after all, nobody has yet operated one of thesevastlandplanes.
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The other maintained as stoutly that it was going to be just like the last war, withvastlandforces immobilised in trench warfare.
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It will not enable river boards to change the face of their catchment areas byvastlanddrainage schemes.
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That is not necessarily a criticism of how things are done because those countries havevastlandborders which, fortunately or otherwise, we do not have.
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Opencast coal mining blights avastlandarea well outside the operation itself.
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It also has avastlandarea where drill and march past is conducted.
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By the time of his death he had acquiredvastlandholdings and great wealth.
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Vastlandareas surrounding the town are planted with vegetables.
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The narrator adds that the church hasvastlandholdings, and that billions of dollars are extracted from church members through a mandatory tithing program.
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Due to practical difficulties on segregating the wastes and composting thereof, all those were forming bigger and bigger garbage mountains on thisvastland.
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However, thisvastlandhad a population of 14 million.
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Due tovastlandand plenty of water, the area has great potential in commercial production both for crops, livestock and water harvesting.
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She never formally married, but instead administered hervastlandholdings herself and allegedly had a male favorite.
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These winds, blowing over fromvastlandstretches, are very hot and dry.
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Facilities include 18 buildings and avastlandarea.
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Due to itsvastlandarea, the university has utilised 107 hectares of forest to develop facilities and that is open for use by outsiders.
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Oyede is blessed withvastlandand lakes.
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Despite itsvastlandarea of 374743km2 sqmi, it only had a population of 12,256 (2008).
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