landless

landless
landless land‧less [ˈlændləs] adjective
not owning land:

• The Nicaraguan government redistributed more land to previously landless peasants.

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landless UK US /ˈlændləs/ adjective
ECONOMICS, PROPERTY used to describe people who do not have any land for farming, or who are prevented from owning the land that they farm: »

The government has acquired large blocks of farmland for the resettlement of landless peasants.


Financial and business terms. 2012.

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