landowning
adjective [ before noun ] uk/ˈlændˌəʊ.nɪŋ/ us/ˈlændˌoʊ.nɪŋ/
拥有土地的
used to refer to a person or group that owns land
She was born into a wealthy landowning family. 她出生在一个富裕的地主家庭。
Golf and tennis are perceived as pursuits of the British landowning classes. 高尔夫球和网球被视作英国地主阶级追捧的运动。
See: landowner
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- Rich landowning families in the area have clashed with government officials seeking to distribute their land.
- In Singapore, the Arabs formed a major landowning elite.
- Robert was left with a hatred of the landowning classes.
- He came from Germany's landowning aristocracy.