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English term or phrase:
set in its own grounds
English answer:
situated on its own land
English term
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Native in: Arabic
Works in: Arabic to English, English to Arabic, French to Arabic
set in its own grounds
"(Property name) was originally the residence of the "Royal Family" .... The property is set in its own grounds and is accessed via a drive, which leads in past the tennis court, and is built with thick walls in traditional style."
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Netherlands
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Native in: Dutch (Variant: Netherlands) 
Works in: English to Dutch, German to Dutch, Spanish to Dutch, and 1 more.
situated on its own land
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Note added at 19 mins (2010-07-31 07:43:53 GMT)
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Hmm, I'm not completely sure of the legal connotations, but it is my impression, yes.
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Note added at 1 day1 hr (2010-08-01 09:03:12 GMT) Post-grading
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Thanks very much!
| So it bears a legal (ownership) sense? |
Norway
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Native in: English
Works in: English, Norwegian to English, Danish to English, and 1 more.
located within a prescribed area of land
"Set in its own grounds" is a common property term for a house/building which has a particualarly impressive location.
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Note added at 18 mins (2010-07-31 07:42:32 GMT)
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Oops, should have been "...particularly"
Native in: English (Variant: British) 
Works in: Italian to English, French to English
located within the property
surrounded by a rather large garden
'grounds' implies quite a bit of land, perhaps a rather impressive garden — the word is used to add an 'up-market feel'; at country house / castle level, 'grounds' might be some kind of park!
'own' grounds doesn't really have any specific legal meaning, it's just an unnecessary way of saying that the land you see around the house really does belong to it; in other words, the nearest neighbours will be separated from the house by a reasonable distance.
It's sometimes just a marlketing way of saying 'with a big garden'!
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