land of opportunity

land of opportunity
A nickname for the United States. :They say America is the land of opportunity. Opportunity for what? For children to run in the dirty streets? -Mr Mousekewitz in

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  • Land of Opportunity — Arkansas; New Mexico …   Eponyms, nicknames, and geographical games

  • Land of Opportunity — noun a state in south central United States; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War • Syn: ↑Arkansas, ↑AR • Instance Hypernyms: ↑American state • Member Holonyms: ↑Confederacy, ↑Confederate States, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • opportunity — op|por|tu|ni|ty W1S1 [ˌɔpəˈtju:nıti US ˌa:pərˈtu: ] n plural opportunities 1.) [U and C] a chance to do something or an occasion when it is easy for you to do something ▪ This is an ideal opportunity to save money on a holiday to Crete.… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • land — land1 [ lænd ] noun *** 1. ) uncount an area that someone owns, often including the buildings on it. You can also refer to someone s lands, and this has the same meaning: The company bought the land last year. Some of his land had been flooded.… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • land */*/*/ — I UK [lænd] / US noun Word forms land : singular land plural lands Collocations: Country is the usual word for talking about a large area of land with recognized political borders, like Italy, Mexico, or Japan: Brazil is a big country. ♦ the… …   English dictionary

  • land — land1 W1S1 [lænd] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(ground)¦ 2¦(not sea)¦ 3¦(country)¦ 4¦(not city)¦ 5¦(property)¦ 6 see/find out how the land lies 7 in the land of the living 8 the land of milk and honey 9 (in) the land of nod ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [ …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • land — [[t]læ̱nd[/t]] ♦ lands, landing, landed 1) N UNCOUNT Land is an area of ground, especially one that is used for a particular purpose such as farming or building. Good agricultural land is in short supply. ...160 acres of land. ...a small piece of …   English dictionary

  • Opportunity rover — (MER B) Opportunity in April 2003 Operator NASA Mission type Rover …   Wikipedia

  • Land of the Lost (1974 TV series) characters and species — Land of the Lost was a 1974 ndash;1976 TV series relating the adventures of the Marshall family (including Will and Holly and their father, later replaced by their uncle). The Marshalls become trapped in a pocket universe populated by dinosaurs,… …   Wikipedia

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