ranch /rɑːntʃ $ ræntʃ/ noun [countable]
[Date: 1800-1900; Language: Mexican Spanish; Origin: rancho, from Spanish, 'camp, small building, small farm', from French ranger 'to put in a row']

1. a very large farm in the western US and Canada where sheep, cattle, or horses are bred

2. a ranch house

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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 farm
ranch a very large farm in the western US, Canada, or South America where sheep, cattle, or horses are bred:
a cattle ranch in Wyoming
smallholding British English a piece of land used for farming, that is smaller than an ordinary farm:
a smallholding used for organic farming
plantation a large area of land in a hot country, where crops such as tea, cotton, and sugar are grown:
a rubber plantation
a tea plantation
homestead 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 orchards
allotment 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

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