Meanings
plural common lands
- IrelandUKcountableuncountablean area of land in the United Kingdom or Ireland that is open to the public at all times and until the 18th century would have been land that was free for anybody to graze their animals on.
The common land up at Chailey's always good for a walk.
- IrelandUKcountableuncountablecollectively, all the common land in one of those two countries.
I've always grazed my animals on the common land and I'm not going to stop now.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounan area of land in the United Kingdom or Ireland that is open to the public at all times and until the 18th century would have been land that was free for anybody to graze their animals on.
More synonyms by meaning
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Danish fælled
- fælledland free for anybody to graze their animals on
Finnish yhteismaa
- yhteismaaland free for anybody to graze their animals on
Irish talamh coiteann
- talamh coiteannland free for anybody to graze their animals on
Norwegian Bokmål allmenning
- allmenningland free for anybody to graze their animals on
Spanish ejido
- ejidoland free for anybody to graze their animals on
Swedish allmänning
- allmänningland free for anybody to graze their animals on
Welsh tir comin, tir cyffredin
- tir cominland free for anybody to graze their animals on
- tir cyffredinland free for anybody to graze their animals on
Cite this entry
common land. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/common%20land
“common land.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/common%20land. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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