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sons of the soil

sons of the soil is the plural of son of the soil.

Meaning of son of the soil

Noun

son of the soil (plural sons of the soil)

  1. A person regarded as the product of some place.
    • The highlight will be the Odia authors and sons of the soil who worked on the language during the period beginning from 15th century poet and scholar Sarala Das till 1947, and their literary contributions.2025 October 10, “Balijatra to celebrate classical Odia language, its authors in 2025”, in The New Indian Express
  2. (poetic) A man raised in an environment of agricultural labour.

Questions about sons of the soil

What is sons of the soil the plural of?
Sons of the soil is the plural of son of the soil.

Words near sons of the soil in the dictionary

  1. sons of privilege
  2. sons of sea-cooks
  3. sons of the desert
  4. sons of the manse
  5. sons of the morning
  6. sons of the soil
  7. sons of whores
  8. sons-in-law
  9. sons-of-bitches
  10. sons-out-law
  11. sonsabitches

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