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state-owned land; land owned by the national government
Land whose owner is the national government rather than a private individual or company. Often discussed in the context of sales to the private sector, public projects, or administrative management.
その土地は国有地だ。
That land is state-owned land.
国有地は原則として自由に売買できない。
State-owned land cannot, as a rule, be freely bought or sold.
駅前の国有地が民間の企業に払い下げられた。
The state-owned land in front of the station was sold off to a private company.
Compound of 国有 (state-owned) + 地 (land). Contrasts with privately held land.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 国有地の売却: sale of state-owned land
- 国有地を払い下げる: to sell off state-owned land (to the private sector)
- 国有地の管理: management of state-owned land
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 私有地: privately owned land — owned by an individual or company
- 公有地: publicly owned land — owned by a local government or public body