homestead
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- noun
- /ˈhoʊmˌstɛd/
- Specialized
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parcela (EE. UU.)
- Many pioneers aimed to homestead in the West, hoping to build a life on the land they acquired.
- Homestead Act
- take out a homestead
Examples
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The federal government offered plots of land for families to homestead and cultivate as part of the settlement program.
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In the 19th century, settlers moved west to file homestead claims, dreaming of owning their own farms.
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All they ask in return is a little plot of land they can call their own to homestead.
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My father and Keneti decided that I should have my own homestead, and this is the site that I got.
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We would likely have more of this had the Homestead Act of 1862 not been passed.
Blog text (18) -
Now he is living by example on a homestead in Oregon on under $8,000 a year.
Blog text (13) -
Sergeant, where's the nearest homestead?
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A homestead claim was filed by Mr. Jones and Mr. Wallingham on a piece of land encompassing the entire Quicksand Bottoms area.
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On arriving in Florida, Moseley purchased Manning's improved homestead property fronting Lake Miccosukee.
Academic text (2011)
Synonyms
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Something that a person or group owns, for example land and buildings
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Land with buildings on it that people own, like houses or offices
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A piece of land marked to sell or build on
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A piece of land sold or owned as one unit
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The main group of buildings on a farm and the land around them
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A piece of land for building a house or with a house on it
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An area of land that someone owns, like a farm or property
A piece of land for a house in the past
A small piece of land where a family grows food and keeps animals
Compounds
- Formal
A law that protects a person's home from people or companies who are owed money
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Etymology
Homestead comes from the old English parts home and stead, meaning 'home place'. This makes it easy to remember the legal idea of claiming a piece of land to live on and farm, as settlers did under homestead laws.