Meaning & use

landed

adjective·Advanced

Owning land, especially inherited property, or officially permitted to live permanently in a country.

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The landed gentry once controlled most of the farmland in the county.

After years on a work visa, she finally became a landed immigrant in Canada.

A note on using this word

Landed immigrant is the traditional Canadian term for what is now more often called a permanent resident.

Words with a similar meaning

propertied

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Words with an opposite meaning

landless

Another way to use it

2. verb

Past tense of land: arrived on the ground or on a surface after flight or a jump.

The plane landed safely despite the storm raging over the airport.

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