noun
a pasture subject to common use
• Syn: ↑commons
• Hypernyms: ↑pasture, ↑pastureland, ↑grazing land, ↑lea, ↑ley
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noun : common II 5a
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common land UK US noun [uncountable] british
land that everyone has a right to use
Thesaurus: general words for land and miscellaneous areas of landhyponym
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land that belongs to or may be used by the local community
Culture:
Most areas of common land have been used for keeping sheep or cows on or for other purposes for many centuries. With the ‚enclosures’ of the 18th and 19th centuries much common land was taken by private owners but the remaining areas have been protected by law since 1852.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.