distant land

collocation in English

meaningsofdistantandland

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distant
adjective
uk
/ˈdɪs.tənt/us
/ˈdɪs.tənt/
far ...
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land
noun
uk
/lænd/us
/lænd/
the surface of the earth that is not covered ...
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(Definition ofdistantandlandfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Manure spread on increasinglydistantlandas nearer land availability becomes scarce.
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It has set up in thatdistantlandstandards that were never known there before.
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Their hopes and interests are centred in somedistantland, and for them we have provided a special week-end telegram.
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If the aircraft start from adistantlandbase, that is much more difficult to achieve.
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In others, they have to go for a few days to somedistantlandrange in order to get opportunities of practice.
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They prefer to go for soft, easy contracts to sell 500 tanks to a reactionary regime in somedistantland—the further away the better.
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The days have long passed when an explorer in adistantlandwould chance upon a plant capable of immediate commercialisation, even then at some financial risk and outlay.
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On the contrary, when one lives in adistantland, one finds that these traditions are cherished and that they grow in strength and in meaning.
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One night a caravan of travelers from adistantlandarrives and passes through the village.
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The find sparks a premonition that he will battle the demon again in adistantland.
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The lyrics tell a story of adistantlandbeyond the sea -- a happy paradise -- however, the narrator can only reach it in his thoughts.
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To start afresh after having once broken off, to start a new life, to come back from adistantland-all.
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It gave me a thrill to see their smart bearing and the good work they were doing in thatdistantland.
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Descriptions of voyages and distant lands excited considerable interest during the personal rule.
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The castle is infiltrated by foreigners from distant lands.
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When they sail away from the island to distant lands, they disperse misunderstanding and create fictions about the past.
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Pa ao brooded over his misfortunes and decided to migrate to adistantland, far from his brother.
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The soldiers themselves have seen many strange things, have visited, in many cases, distant lands and have acquired a taste for knowledge.
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This is a practical issue and quite different from a moral argument that responsibility is greater when disaster confronts us at home rather than in distant lands.
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