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(Encyclopedia)Land League: see Irish Land Question. ...land mine
(Encyclopedia)land mine: see mine, in warfare.land reform
(Encyclopedia)land reform: see agrarian reform; collective farm; ejido. ...Land's End
(Encyclopedia)Land's End, promontory, Cornwall, SW England, forming the westernmost extremity of the English mainland. Of wave-carved granite, it has cliffs c.60 ft (20 m) high. Offshore are reefs and rocky islets,...land tax
(Encyclopedia)land tax, impost levied upon real property. It is sometimes called a real estate tax, especially when assessed against both improved and unimproved land. Probably the earliest direct tax and formerly ...land tenure
(Encyclopedia)land tenure: see tenure, in law.land use
(Encyclopedia)land use, exploitation of land for agricultural, industrial, residential, recreational, or other purposes. Because the United States historically has a laissez-faire attitude toward land use, the land...Palmer Land
(Encyclopedia)Palmer Land, part of the Antarctic Peninsula, W Antarctica. Named by Americans after Nathaniel Palmer, who explored the area in 1820, Palmer Land (or Palmer Peninsula) referred to the entire Antarctic...Wilkes Land
(Encyclopedia)Wilkes Land: see Antarctica.Basel-Land
(Encyclopedia)Basel-Land and Basel-Stadt: see Basel, Switzerland. ...Browse by Subject
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