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public land; publicly owned land
Land owned by the national government or a local authority rather than by private individuals or companies. Contrasts with privately owned land.
ここは公有地だ。
This is public land.
公有地に建物を建てる。
to put up a building on public land.
市は公有地の一部を公園として整備した。
The city developed part of the public land into a park.
Used in administrative, legal, and urban-planning contexts for land held by the public sector.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 公有地の管理: management of public land
- 公有地を売却する: to sell off public land
- 公有地の有効利用: effective use of public land
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 私有地: privately owned land — the direct antonym
- 国有地: state-owned land — owned specifically by the national government