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public land
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public land
(noun)
public land
noun
plural
public lands
public land
noun
plural
public lands
Britannica Dictionary definition of PUBLIC LAND
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land that is owned and taken care of by the government
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the management of
public lands
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The government will auction off 20 parcels of
public land
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