ground, noun
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- English, AfrikaansShow more Special sense of general English, influenced by Afrikaans grond land. In general English, ground usually denotes a particular piece of land, and is almost invariably preceded by a name, or a possessive noun or pronoun (cf. quotation 1911), referring to its owner or occupier.
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Land; real estate.
[c1911 E. Glanville in S. Playne Cape Col. 661He was also manuring his ground with kraal manure and it was possible for him to put down 1,000 acres of lucerne.]
1988 C. Marais in Personality 19 Dec. 34I can attract the small business man with cheap ground and plenty of unskilled labour.
Land; real estate.
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