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landowning

landowning adjective: in possession of real estate (i.e. land).

Adjective

landowning

  1. In possession of real estate (i.e. land).
    • The landowning citizens of the county will object to the increased property tax, but those who rent won't care.
    • By the mid-19th century, the typical village was sharply divided between the landowning class and the landless, voteless and largely illiterate labourers.1980, AA Book of British Villages, Drive Publications Ltd, page 392
  2. Of or pertaining to the ownership of land.
    • landowning rights

Noun

landowning (plural landownings)

  1. A portion of land belonging to a landowner; a smallholding.

Forms of landowning

plurallandownings

Origin of landowning

From land + owning.

Words formed from landowning

Questions about landowning

What does landowning mean?
Landowning means in possession of real estate (i.e. land).
What part of speech is landowning?
Landowning can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near landowning in the dictionary

  1. Landover
  2. landowner
  3. landowners
  4. landownership
  5. landownerships
  6. landowning
  7. landownings
  8. Landowski
  9. Landowskis
  10. landpeople
  11. landperson

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