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Homestead

Meaning

Noun

In American English & Canadian English:
  • A
    of
    in the
    of North America, usually 160
    , that was
    to
    from Europe or
    North America under the Dominion Lands Act of 1870 in Canada or the Homestead Act of 1862 in the United States.
  • The place that is
    home.
    In South African English:
    A
    of several
    by an
    family.
    The home or
    of a family; place of origin.

    Verb

    To
    or
    as a homestead.
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