Meaning & use
homestead
A house and its surrounding land, especially a farm claimed and settled by its owner.
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The family built their homestead on the open prairie in the 1880s.
The old family homestead had passed down through four generations.
A note on using this word
"Homestead" is closely linked with the historical Homestead Act, which granted settlers land in the American West.
Words with a similar meaning
farmstead
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