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landed

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UK/ˈlændɪd/
US/ˈlændɪd/

Meanings

  1. adjectivebefore a nounformal

    Owning a lot of land, or consisting of land that a family owns and passes down.

    Grammar: Comes before the noun: landed gentry, landed estate.

    Patterns

    • landed gentry
    • landed estate
    • landed family

    The landed gentry once controlled most of the county.

    He came from an old landed family with a house in the hills.

    A landed estate of that size needed dozens of workers.

  2. adjectivebefore a nounCanadian

    Having been given official permission to live permanently in a country, used in Canadian immigration contexts.

    Grammar: Used mainly in the phrase landed immigrant or landed status.

    Patterns

    • landed immigrant
    • landed status

    She arrived as a landed immigrant and later became a citizen.

    Landed status was granted to him after a long review.

    Many landed immigrants in Toronto work in health care.

  3. verbtransitive or intransitive

    Came down onto the ground or another surface after moving through the air, or arrived somewhere after a journey by air or sea.

    Grammar: No object when something comes down: the plane landed. With an object it can mean to bring in or obtain: she landed a job.

    Patterns

    • land on something
    • land at somewhere
    • land something

    The plane landed safely despite the storm.

    The cat landed on its feet after the fall.

    He landed a job at the hospital last week.

Common combinations

landed gentry
The landed gentry gathered for the annual hunt.
landed immigrant
As a landed immigrant, she could work but not yet vote.
landed estate
The landed estate had been in the family for ten generations.
landed interest
The landed interest opposed the new tax on property.
landed safely
The flight landed safely an hour late.

Synonyms and how they differ

propertied
Propertied is broader than landed because it covers anyone who owns property, not specifically land passed down in a family.
estate-owning
Estate-owning is a plain descriptive phrase, while landed carries a historical, upper-class flavour.
touched down
Touched down is used for aircraft and is a little more technical than the everyday verb landed.

Opposites

landlesstook off

Word family

land noun
ground, or an area of ground owned by someone
land verb
to come down or arrive
landing noun
the act of coming down, or a platform at the top of stairs
landless adjective
owning no land
landowner noun
a person who owns land

Commonly confused: landed or landlord?

landed vs landlord

A landlord rents out property to others, while landed describes someone who owns land, usually in large amounts.

Practice

Her family belonged to the ___ gentry, with large country estates passed down for centuries.

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