Look up: homestead

1. homestead
   [n] - the home and adjacent grounds occupied by a family 2. [n] - land acquired from the United States public lands by filing a record and living on and cultivating it under the homestead law 3. [n] - dwelling that is usually a farmhouse and adjoining land 4. [v] - settle land given by the government and occupy it as a homestead
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2. Homestead
   A small settlement, usually with only one dwelling.
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3. Homestead
   Is a parcel of land that is used by the owner as a primary residence.
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4. Homestead
   Home'stead noun [ Anglo-Saxon hāmstede .] 1. The home place; a home and the inclosure or ground immediately connected with it. Dryden. 2. The home or seat of a family; place of origin. « We can trace them back...
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5. homestead
   noun dwelling that is usually a farmhouse and adjoining land
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6. homestead
   verb settle land given by the government and occupy it as a homestead
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7. Homestead
   • (n.) The home or seat of a family; place of origin. • (n.) The home place; a home and the inclosure or ground immediately connected with it. • (n.) The home and appurtenant land and buildings owned by the head of a family, and occupied by him and his family.
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8. homestead
   (from the article `Sudan, The`) ...of autonomous chiefdoms. The structure of authority within each chiefdom was pyramidal, with chiefs (previously kings) at the apex of the ...
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9. Homestead
   city, Miami-Dade county, southern Florida, U.S., in the fertile Redland district, about 30 miles (50 km) southwest of Miami. The region was inhabited ...
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10. Homestead
    borough (town), Allegheny county, southwestern Pennsylvania, U.S. It lies across the Monongahela River from the southeastern edge of Pittsburgh and ...
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11. homestead
    
    • the home and adjacent grounds occupied by a family
    • dwelling that is usually a farmhouse and adjoining land
    
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12. homestead
    a historic unit of area in the United States, equal to 160 acres (64.75 hectares). Under the Homestead Act passed by Congress in 1862, settlers in the western states were allowed to take title to a homestead of 160 acres of land by registering a claim, settling on the land, and cultivating it. A hom...
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13. Homestead
    (n) Homestead is the residential unit used by a family, which has been declared as the main dwelling place of that family by the head of the house hold in writing to the County Recorder or Recorder of Deeds. A homestead is exempted from bankruptcy proceedings and judgment creditors
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14. Homestead
    `Homestead` or `The Homestead` may refer to: Property-related: United States geographical locations: Cities, towns, townships, villages: Other: General: See also:
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15. Homestead
    (small African settlement) In the southern African context, a homestead (Xhosa umzi, Zulu umuzi, Swati umuti) is a cluster of several houses (singular indlu; plural Xhosa and Zulu izindlu, Swati tindlu) characteristic of the Nguni-speaking peoples of ...
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16. Homestead
    (buildings) A `homestead` is either a single building, or collection of buildings grouped together on a large agricultural holding, such as a ranch, station or a large agricultural operation of some other designation. See also: Notes:
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17. Homestead
    (meteorite) `Homestead` is a L5 meteorite fallen in 1875 in Iowa, United States. History: On the evening of 12 February 1875 in the Iowa skies was seen a brilliant fireball. After some detonations about 100 meteorite fragments fallen over an 18 square mile snowy countryside area from Amana to...
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