cultivated land
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Definition
Noun: - Land prepared and used for growing crops: Specifically, arable land that has been worked through processes such as plowing, sowing, and raising agricultural produce.
Usage
- This term is used to describe farmland that is actively managed for agricultural production. It distinguishes land used for crops from other types such as pasture, forest, or urban land.
- It is a formal and somewhat technical term, often found in agricultural, economic, or geographical contexts.
Examples
- Noun:
- The valley is filled with cultivated land, producing wheat and corn.
- Protecting our cultivated land from erosion is a priority for farmers.
Advanced Usage
- "To convert into cultivated land": To change the use of an area (e.g., forest, grassland) into farmland.
- The project aims to convert the arid plains into cultivated land.
Variants and Related Words
- Cultivate (verb): To prepare and use land for crops; to grow plants.
- They cultivate several hectares for organic vegetables.
- Cultivation (noun): The action of cultivating land; the state of being cultivated.
- The land has been under cultivation for generations.
- Arable land (noun phrase): Land suitable for growing crops. This is a very close synonym.
- Farmland (noun): Land used for farming. This is a more general term that can include cultivated land as well as pastures.
Synonyms
- Arable land
- Farmland
- Tilled land
- Cropland
Antonyms
- Uncultivated land
- Wilderness
- Wasteland
- Urban land
Related Phrases
- Under cultivation: A phrase describing land that is currently being farmed.
- Most of the area is under cultivation.
- To bring land under cultivation: To begin farming a piece of land.
- The settlers worked to bring more land under cultivation.
Noun
- arable land that is worked by plowing and sowing and raising crops