homestead

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Noun 1.2 Verb 1.3 See also

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[edit] Noun

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homestead (plural homesteads)

1. a house together with surrounding land and buildings, especially on a farm
2. the place that is one's home
3. (South African) A cluster of several houses occupied by an extended family

[edit] Verb

to homestead (third-person singular simple present homesteads, present participle homesteading, simple past and past participle homesteaded)

1. To acquire or settle on land as a homestead.

[edit] See also

• hstead