land acknowledgement

noun

A formal statement that a public event is taking place on land originally inhabited by indigenous peoples.

Similar
territorial acknowledgementacknowledgement of country

Meanings

nounland acknowledgement (plural land acknowledgements)

plural land acknowledgements · alternative land acknowledgment

  1. AustraliaCanadaNew ZealandA formal statement that a public event is taking place on land originally inhabited by indigenous peoples.

    Synonyms: territorial acknowledgement, acknowledgement of country

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA formal statement that a public event is taking place on land originally inhabited by indigenous peoples.

Similar
territorial acknowledgementacknowledgement of country

Origin

Translations

Spanish reconocimiento de tierras, reconocimiento territorial
  • reconocimiento de tierrasTranslations
  • reconocimiento territorialTranslations
Vietnamese lời công nhận vùng đất
  • lời công nhận vùng đấtTranslations
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APA

land acknowledgement. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/land%20acknowledgement

MLA

“land acknowledgement.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/land%20acknowledgement. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “land acknowledgement,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/land%20acknowledgement.

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