English Explanatory Dictionary

landgrab

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A landrush.
verb
  1. To acquire land that one does not have a right to possess.

Word forms

landgrab landgrabs land grab landgrabbing landgrabbed

Etymology

From land + grab. Compare Old Norse landnám (“the taking of land”).

Related words

land grab
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