homestead

homestead
noun
  1. a house, especially a farmhouse, and outbuildings
    家宅(尤指包括附属房屋的农庄)
    ■(Austral./NZ)the owner's residence on a sheep or cattle station
    (澳/新西兰)牧场主住宅
  2. (N. Amer. historical)an area of land (usually 160 acres) granted to a settler as a home
    (北美,史)赠予移民安家的一块土地(通常为160英亩)
  3. (in South Africa) a hut or cluster of huts occupied by one family or clan, standing alone or as part of a traditional African village
    (南非)(一个家庭或氏族拥有的)棚屋(或一组棚屋,单独矗立或是作为传统非洲村庄的一部分)
派生
homesteader
noun
语源
  1. Old English hāmstede 'a settlement' (see home, stead)
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