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Definition of "landlessness" [landlessness]

  • The state or condition of being landless. (noun)

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Use "landlessness" in a sentence
  • "That must be done without altering the ethnic balance on the ground and without exacerbating landlessness, which is already one of the main sources of tension."
  • "What we've discovered while trying to tackle some of the world's most challenging problems --polio, HIV, malaria, landlessness, generational poverty, malnutrition - is that poverty, sickness, and frustration abroad affects us at home."
  • "Government of India statistics show that rural landlessness is the best predictor of poverty in India, an even better predictor than illiteracy or low caste."