German Conversation · Level 17
88 words
German word
Land
Pronunciation
IPA/lant/
Meaning
- neuter nouncountry
Example
Viele Länder arbeiten zusammen.
Many countries are working together.
More examples
In einem Land gibt es verschiedene Traditionen.
In a country, there are various traditions.
Core concept
A piece of the earth viewed either as rural ground or as a politically organized territory.
Common phrases
in einem Land
in a country
das Land verlassen
leave the country
ein anderes Land
another country
Similar words
Staat: An independent country with its own government and international standing.
Nation: A people connected by shared ancestry, culture, or history.
Bundesland: A territorial division within a federal country.
Republik: A country governed as a republic rather than by a monarch.
Definition in German
Ein Land ist ein durch Grenzen abgegrenztes Staatsgebiet mit eigener Regierung; das Wort kann auch Boden oder Region bezeichnen.
Word origin
Land is an inherited Germanic word, attested as Old High German lant and traced to Proto-Germanic *landą for ground or land.
Usage tips
- Auf dem Land usually means in the countryside, whereas im Land usually means in the country or within the country.
Other meanings
- countrysidenoun
- landnoun
- statenoun
- territorynoun
Opposites
- Stadtcitynoun
Related words
- ländlichruraladjective
- Landwirtschaftagriculturenoun
- Landwirtfarmernoun