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WHAT DOES LIE OF THE LAND MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of lie of the land in the English dictionary

The definition of lie of the land in the dictionary is the topography of the land. Other definition of lie of the land is the way in which a situation is developing or people are behaving.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LIE OF THE LAND

lie
lie detector
lie down
lie in
lie in state
lie in wait
lie low
lie to
lie up
lie-abed
lie-down
lie-in
Liebfrauenmilch
Liebfraumilch
Liebig
Liebig condenser
Liebknecht
Liechtenstein
Liechtensteiner
lied

WORDS THAT END LIKE LIE OF THE LAND

access land
building land
common land
crown land
Deutschland
dry land
England
Finland
height of land
holland
Ireland
island
La-La land
land
Maryland
Nederland
never-never land
New Zealand
pasture land
the fat of the land

Synonyms and antonyms of lie of the land in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «lie of the land» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LIE OF THE LAND

Find out the translation of lie of the land to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of lie of the land from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «lie of the land» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

谎言的土地
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

configuración del terreno
570 millions of speakers

English

lie of the land
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

भूमि का झूठ
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

كذبة الأرض
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

рельеф местности
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

mentira da terra
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

জমি থেকে মিথ্যা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

mensonge de la terre
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pembohongan tanah itu
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Lage des Landes
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

地勢
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

땅 의 거짓말
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Dumunung ing tanah
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

an giấc ngàn thu
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நிலத்தின் பொய்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

जमिनीचा उच्चार करा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Arazinin yalanı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

del terreno
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Ukształtowanie terenu
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

рельєф місцевості
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

minciună a terenului
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ψέμα της γης
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

leuen van die land
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

terrängen
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

løgn av landet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of lie of the land

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LIE OF THE LAND»

The term «lie of the land» is normally little used and occupies the 131.167 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LIE OF THE LAND» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «lie of the land» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «lie of the land» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about lie of the land

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LIE OF THE LAND»

Discover the use of lie of the land in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to lie of the land and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Lie of the Land: Challenging Received Wisdom on the ..
Questions the reasoning behind Western images of the environmental destruction taking place in Africa.
Melissa Leach, Robin Mearns, 1996
2
The Lie of the Land: Irish Identities
A collection of essays focusing on contemporary Irish culture, discussing nationalism, sexual politics, the Church, and Ireland's place in a global economy
Fintan O'Toole, 1997
3
Lie of the land: the secret life of maps
These maps and many more are discussed in this highly illustrated book, which takes an innovative approach to this fascinating subject. Drawing the Line maps used for administrative, social, and military purposes.
April Carlucci, Peter Barber, British Library, 2001
4
The Lie of the Land: An under-the-field guide to the
Like most of us, Ian Vince used to think of the British countryside as average, unexciting - as dramatic as a nice cup of tea.
Ian Vince, 2011
5
Prohibition, the lie of the land
From the perspectives of politicians, the temperance movement, law enforcers, gangsters, and the ordinary American citizen, the origin, history, and repeal of Prohibition as well as the country's disregard of the liquor laws are examined
Sean Dennis Cashman, 1947
6
The Lie of the land: English literary studies in India
This volume, taken as a whole, breaks the long silence and asks why. It comprises seventeen essays, fourteen of which are by women academics.
Rajeswari Sunder Rajan, 1992
7
The lie of the land
The Lie of the Land is a lacerating commentary on some of the more brutal and farcical aspects of New Zealand life. The late Michael Henderson's fiction has been published widely, both in New Zealand and overseas.
Patricia Beer, 1983
8
Lie of the Land
And those subsidies become the war chest for the big landowners, who are able to finance the purchase of even more land. That is how family farms are extinguished. Dr Pickard proposes the remedy.
Duncan Pickard, Land Research Trust, 2004
9
Dark Writing: Geography, Performance, Design
... as well as metaphorical processes of replacement — that constituted the difference of colonial history. In The Lie of the Land the poetic constitution of place was lifted from its historical matrix and used as the basis of a new politics, ...
Paul Carter, 2009
10
World Englishes: Critical Concepts in Linguistics
The Lie of the Land: English Literary Studies in India. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Rao, R. 1938. Kanthapura. Delhi: Oxford University Press. Spivak, G. 1993 . 'The burden of English studies' in R. S. Rajan (ed.). The Lie of the Land: English  ...
Kingsley Bolton, Braj B. Kachru, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LIE OF THE LAND»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term lie of the land is used in the context of the following news items.
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New application for 450 homes in village on outskirts of Lincolnshire …
LIE OF THE LAND: Developers' outline of the 450-home estate they envisage being built at Lea near Gainsborough. New application for 450 ... «Lincolnshire Echo, Jul 15»
2
First drive: BMW X1 2016 - Contract Hire And Leasing
BMW saw the lie of the land relatively early and launched the X1 in 2009. It has sold well (37,000 cars up to the end of 2014), partly because it ... «Contract hire and leasing news, Jul 15»
3
The Scratching Shed chats with the new interim Chair of LUST
Now to Ken Bates, yes I saw the lie of the land early with him, In fact to this day I still struggle to understand why the rest of the support took ... «The Scratching Shed, Jul 15»
4
The Open 2015: There will be tears as Tom Watson prepares for one …
It was luck or, rather, bad luck, that comes with the lie of the land of links golf that Watson couldn't handle when he first travelled from Kansas ... «The Independent, Jul 15»
5
Mantashe attack opens Pandora's box
It will be interesting to see what the top six leaders of the ANC, who meet every Monday, to assess the lie of the land and strategise, will say ... «Independent Online, Jul 15»
6
Dumfries and Galloway: The Scottish Riviera?
“What separates Dumfries and Galloway from the rest, in my view, is the combination of the lie of the land and the enthusiasm of the people. «The National, Jul 15»
7
D-Day for Hull City name change: What will the verdict be?
... that will decide if it will be Hull City or Hull Tigers who play in next season's Championship, Philip Buckingham assesses the lie of the land. «Hull Daily Mail, Jul 15»
8
Naylor's slant on the slope
But Naylor is adamant the lie of the land at his club's Limehurst Village home isn't even a consideration when Lewis Palfrey wins the toss and ... «Oldham Chronicle, Jul 15»
9
Research: DevOps - who, how and why now?
There are others of course, which we will investigate a little later, but first let's check the lie of the land. The vast majority (84 per cent) of the 300 ... «Computing, Jul 15»
10
Darlington planners delay decision on former golf course homes bid
... were raised, planning committee chairman Paul Baldwin proposed a site visit, to enable members to see the lie of the land for themselves. «Darlington and Stockton Times, Jul 15»

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