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farmland

[fahrm-land] / ˈfɑrmˌlænd /
NOUN
country
Synonyms
STRONGEST
province
STRONG
backwoods boondocks bush countryside farms forests hinterland outback outdoors sticks wilderness wilds woodlands woods
WEAK
back country boonies cow country green belt middle of nowhere up country wide open space
Antonyms
WEAK
city metropolis urbanity
NOUN
field
Synonyms
STRONGEST
garden grassland green ground meadow pasture range terrain territory
STRONG
acreage enclosure glebe lea mead moorland patch plot tillage tract vineyard
WEAK
cropland ranchland
Antonyms
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sky
NOUN
land
Synonyms
STRONGEST
acreage area beach continent country countryside district earth estate field ground home homeland nation parcel plot province ranch real estate region shore soil terrain territory tract
STRONG
acres dirt expanse extent farming grounds holding loam mainland manor purlieu quarry realty sod stretch sweep tillage
WEAK
old sod quinta terra firma
Antonyms
STRONGEST
sky
WEAK
sea

Example Sentences

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"Plant diversity also helps maintain soil health, which is vital for farmland, flood mitigation and communities."

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026

Add to that Hurricane Melissa, which struck the island nation in October 2025, flooding fertile farmland and destroying crops.

From Salon • Apr. 11, 2026

There are two data center sites set for Sharp’s neighborhood in Wilmington, one of which is proposed by Amazon Web Services on about 500 acres of now-vacant farmland.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

Microplastics and nanoplastics are widely known for contaminating oceans, rivers, and farmland.

From Science Daily • Mar. 23, 2026

While 80 percent of Japan’s land area consists of mountains unsuitable for agriculture and only 14 percent is farmland, per square mile of that farmland Japan supports a population density eight times that of Britain’s.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond