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homestead Definition and Meaning in English (homestead definition)

noun
Synonyms:farmestateresidence
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Homestead definition: A house and the land around it, especially a farm, that is owned by a family and used as their permanent home.

Definitions of Homestead

  1. 1noun

    A house and the land around it, especially a farm, that is owned by a family and used as their permanent home.

  2. 2verb

    To settle on land as a homestead, especially under a government grant.

Example Sentences

“The family worked hard to establish their homestead on the frontier.”

“They decided to homestead in the vast plains of the Midwest.”

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past tensehomesteaded
gerundhomesteading
agent nounhomesteader

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Homestead definition: A house and the land around it, especially a farm, that is owned by a family and used as their permanent home.
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'Homestead' translates to 'homestead' in English. Homestead definition: A house and the land around it, especially a farm, that is owned by a family and used as their permanent home.
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