"cede land" is correct and usable in written English.
Generally, "cede land" is used to refer to the act of formally giving up control or possession of land. For example, "The government decided to cede the land to the Native American tribe."
For ever since he accepted the fact that Israel must cede land to remain a Jewish state, Olmert's preferred partner has been Washington, not Ramallah.
He tells of a failed kosher butcher who planted a (non-functional) bomb in a conservative synagogue in protest against Israel's willingness to cede land it held for peace.Mr Freedman makes surprisingly poignant material of zoning disputes and congregational politics.
The plan drawn up by the security men -- though not endorsed by Sharon or his government -- even calls for Egypt eventually to cede land in the Sinai to the Palestinians in exchange for the territory Israel would gain in the West Bank.
It was much easier to leave the mistake as it was than for Texas to cede land to New Mexico to correct the original surveying error.
The treaty was controversial, Sauk Chief Black Hawk, and others disputed its validity because they said that the full tribal councils were not consulted and the council that negotiated the treaty did not have the authority to cede land.
The treaty was controversial; Sauk war leader Black Hawk, and others disputed its validity because they said that the full tribal councils were not consulted and the council that negotiated the treaty did not have the authority to cede land.
The treaty became controversial because the Native leaders had not been authorized by their tribal councils to cede lands.
However, Sauk leader Black Hawk and others disputed the treaty, claiming that the full tribal councils had not been consulted, nor did those representing the tribes have authorization to cede lands.
However, Sauk Chief Black Hawk and others disputed the treaty, claiming that the full tribal councils had not been consulted, nor did those representing the tribes have authorization to cede lands.
However, Sauk Black Hawk and others disputed the treaty, claiming that the full tribal councils had not been consulted, nor did those representing the tribes have authorization to cede lands.
But ceding land to foreigners, to manage it and claim the products, are acutely sensitive issues in Africa.
