I. home‧stead1 /ˈhəʊmsted, -stəd $ ˈhoʊm-/
noun [countable][
Language: Old English;
Origin: hamstede 'home-place']
1. a farm and the area of land around it
2. American English a piece of land, usually for farming, given to people in the past by the US government
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farm an area of land, used for growing crops or keeping animals:
a 300-hectare farm a dairy farm a sheep farmranch a very large farm in the western US, Canada, or South America where sheep, cattle, or horses are bred:
a cattle ranch in Wyomingsmallholding British English a piece of land used for farming, that is smaller than an ordinary farm:
a smallholding used for organic farmingplantation a large area of land in a hot country, where crops such as tea, cotton, and sugar are grown:
a rubber plantation a tea plantationhomestead a piece of land for farming that was given to people in the past by the US and Canadian governments:
He still farms on the family homestead, a hundred years after his grandfather received it.spread American English informal an area of land used for farming or ranching:
They have a pretty big spread just south of the Canadian border.market garden an area of land, often with
greenhouses on it, used for growing vegetables and fruit:
He runs his own market garden, and sells his produce to the big supermarkets.orchard an area of land with trees, used for growing fruit:
an apple orchard cherry orchardsallotment British English a small area of land of land, especially in a town or city, which you can use for growing your own vegetables.The land is usually owned by the local council, who charge a very low rent:
We grew the tomatoes on our allotment.agriculture the practice of farming:
More than 75% of the land is used for agriculture.arable adjective relating to growing crops:
a lack of arable land [TahlilGaran] English Thesaurus ▲