🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

공공 토지

Pronunciation / Transliteration: gonggong toji

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Public Land/ˈpʌb.lɪk lænd/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"국립공원은 공공 토지의 한 예입니다."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    Land owned by a government and available for public use.

    "The national park is a prime example of public land that offers recreational opportunities for everyone."
  2. 2

    Land designated for specific public purposes, such as parks, forests, or reserves.

    "Many cities have public land set aside for community gardens and green spaces."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'public land' derives from the combination of 'public', originating from the Latin 'publicus', meaning 'of the people', and 'land', which comes from Old English 'land', referring to the solid part of the earth's surface. The phrase evolved to denote land owned by the government for the use of the public.

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