From root: lupa
Usage Note
Lupain refers to a vast stretch of land or a landed estate. Malawak ang kanilang lupain sa probinsya means their land in the province is expansive.
Examples
" Malaki ang lupain nila. "
Natural Translation
Their land is big.
Literal Translation
Big the land their.
" Malawak ang lupain ng kanilang pamilya. "
Natural Translation
Their family's land is vast.
Literal Translation
Vast the land of their family.
" Ang malawak na lupain na minana nila ay ginawang sakahan para sa buong baryo. "
Natural Translation
The vast land they inherited was turned into farmland for the whole village.
Literal Translation
The vast land that inherited they was made farmland for the whole village.
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