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Native Script:ज़मींदार वर्ग
Pronunciation / Transliteration: zamīndār
"ग्रामीण क्षेत्रों में ज़मींदार वर्ग का प्रभाव अधिक था।"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Owning land, especially a large estate or agricultural property.
"The country has historically been governed by a wealthy landowning aristocracy."
- 1
The act, fact, or practice of owning landed property.
"Traditional forms of wealth were primarily measured in landowning and agricultural yield."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the combination of the Old English words 'land' (ground, earth, territory) and 'āgen' (own, possessing), combined with the present participle suffix '-ing'. The compound emerged in the late Middle English period to describe individuals or families holding legal possession of real estate or agricultural tracts, cementing its socio-economic significance in feudal and post-feudal European societies.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Landowning" is said worldwide
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propriétaire foncier
Transliteration: pʁopʁijatɛʁ fɔ̃sje
"La classe propriétaire foncier exerçait un grand pouvoir politique."
grundbesitzend
Transliteration: ˈɡʁʊntbəˌzɪtsənt
"Die grundbesitzende Oberschicht dominierte das Parlament."
proprietario terriero
Transliteration: proprietario terriero
"La nobiltà terriera deteneva la maggior parte delle ricchezze."
terrateniente
Transliteration: terateˈniente
"Las familias terratenientes controlaban la economía rural."
proprietário de terras
Transliteration: propɾi.eˈtaɾiu dʒi ˈtɛʁɐs
"A elite proprietária de terras moldou a política agrária."
ज़मींदार
Transliteration: zamīndār
Script: ज़मींदार वर्ग
"ग्रामीण क्षेत्रों में ज़मींदार वर्ग का प्रभाव अधिक था।"
拥有土地的
Transliteration: yǒuyǒu tǔdì de
"拥有土地的阶级在历史上享有特权。"
토지를 소유한
Transliteration: tojireul soyohan
"토지를 소유한 계층이 사회를 지배했습니다."
土地所有の
Transliteration: tochi shoyū no
"土地所有の階級が政治的影響力を持っていた。"
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