"landless" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: From Middle English londlees, from Old English landlēas, equivalent to land + -less. Cognate with Dutch landeloos (“landless”), German landlos (“landless”), Icelandic landlaus (“landless”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|londlees}} Middle English londlees, {{inh|en|ang|landlēas}} Old English landlēas, {{suffix|en|land|less}} land + -less, {{cog|nl|landeloos|t=landless}} Dutch landeloos (“landless”), {{cog|de|landlos|t=landless}} German landlos (“landless”), {{cog|is|landlaus|t=landless}} Icelandic landlaus (“landless”) Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} landless (not comparable)
  1. Not owning land. Tags: not-comparable Translations (not owning land): maaton (Finnish), безземјен (bezzemjen) (Macedonian), bezrolny (Polish), jordlös (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-landless-en-adj-5WyhXRcT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -less Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -less: 49 51 Disambiguation of 'not owning land': 80 20
  2. Not containing any land. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-landless-en-adj-UTV3xrYO Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -less Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -less: 49 51
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: landlessness

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          "text": "We set sail toward the landless horizon."
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      "word": "landed"
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    },
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          "text": "The landless younger sons of the gentry often entered the military as the only way to make a living."
        },
        {
          "text": "The landless flock to the cities seeking jobs."
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      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "not owning land",
      "word": "maaton"
    },
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      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "bezzemjen",
      "sense": "not owning land",
      "word": "безземјен"
    },
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      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "not owning land",
      "word": "bezrolny"
    },
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      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "not owning land",
      "word": "jordlös"
    }
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