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   homestead

   /ˈhəʊmstɛd/

   noun

   • 1. a house, especially a farmhouse, and outbuildings.
   • ▪ the owner's residence on a sheep or cattle station. Australian, New Zealand
   • ▪ a hut or cluster of huts occupied by one family or clan, standing alone or as part of a traditional African village. South African
   • 2. an area of land (usually 160 acres) granted to a settler in the West as a home. historical North American

   Word Origin Old Englishhāmstede ‘a settlement’ (see home, stead).

   Derivatives

   • 1. homesteader noun

   Scrabble Points: 15

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