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on the land vs in the land

Both "on the land" and "in the land" are correct, but they are used in different contexts. "On the land" refers to something physically located on a specific parcel of land, while "in the land" refers to something inside certain geographically defined boundaries.
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on the land

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

Use "on the land" when referring to something physically located on the surface of the land, such as buildings, trees, or people.

Examples:

  • The house is on the land.
  • Cattle graze on the land.
  • There are many crops growing on the land.
  • Jan 21, 2022 ... ... on the land.” As a photographer accustomed to working in the built environment, I felt like an alien at The Sea Ranch, adrift in its meadows ...
  • Sep 17, 2023 ... ADMIN MOD. Join. Options. Report. what's everyone's favorite song on 'the land is inhospitable and so are we'? Upvote 68. Downvote 73 Go to ...
  • Hoofprints on the Land. How Traditional Herding and Grazing Can Restore the Soil and Bring Animal Agriculture Back in Balance with the Earth. Ilse Köhler ...
  • Feb 2, 2023 ... "On the land" is often used to refer to farmers and otehr agricultural workers. In other cases it often refers to the physical surface, as in " ...
  • May 25, 2019 ... [Weekly Song Discussion] Light on the Land. Hoooly fuck its this song that I love. Let's gather round this semi daily campfire I call a ...
  • Legacies on the Land: Historic Houses, Hamlets, and Landscapes of Southern Ulster County. Edited by Vals Osborne, HHS Board Vice Chair. OFFICIAL RELEASE DATE ...
  • Talk Story on The Land. Visit one of our community preserves or conservation easements and learn about conservation, history, culture, and biology through ...
  • Experiencing Religious Awakenings in Eighteenth-Century New England. By Douglas L. Winiarski · Darkness Falls on the Land of Light View Inside. 632 pp., 6.125 ...
  • On The Land: Sochan. Western North Carolina's Native, Perennial and Edible Green. BY CHRIS SMITH. ***. In 2013 I took part in a permaculture design certificate ...
  • Hands on the Land. A History of the Vermont Landscape. by Jan Albers. With ... on the land. She begins with the relatively light touch of Vermont's Native ...

Alternatives:

  • on land
  • on the ground
  • on the surface
  • above the land
  • at the site

in the land

This phrase is correct but less commonly used in English.

Use "in the land" when referring to something inside the land or within its boundaries, such as underground caves or hidden treasures.

Examples:

  • There are hidden treasures in the land.
  • Explorers discovered a network of caves in the land.
  • In the Land of Saints and Sinners: Directed by Robert Lorenz. With Kerry Condon, Desmond Eastwood, Conor MacNeill, Seamus O'Hara.
  • Oct 4, 2019 ... In the Land of Self-Defeat. What a fight over the local library in my hometown in rural Arkansas taught me about my neighbors' go-it-alone ...
  • Jun 9, 2021 ... In the Land of Grey and Pink: A great title song, the vocals of the album aren't top tier but have certain enjoyable flair.
  • In the Land of the Very Old. Jan 23, 2024. —. by. Sam Toperoff. in Original. 1. Passports, or Prescriptions. I am writing this in a blue notebook I often ...
  • Prosper in the Land. By Ronald A. Rasband,. December 14, 2017. Member of Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. Aloha, Brothers and Sisters. I am deeply honored to ...
  • Jun 8, 2023 ... The far stall in the ladies room in the Land of the Dead was backed up again. The day had already started terribly, with an email that hit ...
  • Apr 20, 2022 ... In the Land Of Women will always have a special place in my memory not because of the movie itself, which is unremarkable, but because I so ...
  • Virtual and Other Realities in Los Angeles. In the Land of the Unreal cover image Read the introduction. Book. Pages: 312. Illustrations: ...
  • In the Land of Living Skies ... A few years ago, my relationship to darkness had turned a bit fanatical. I was living on the Canadian Prairies in Regina, ...
  • Executive Digest. Siri, Siri, in my hand: Who's the fairest in the land? On the interpretations, illustrations, and implications of artificial intelligence.

Alternatives:

  • within the land
  • inside the land
  • beneath the land
  • buried in the land
  • within the boundaries of the land

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