homestead

US /ˈhoʊm.sted/
UK /ˈhoʊm.sted/
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1.

a house, especially a farmhouse, and outbuildings

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The old homestead stood on a hill overlooking the valley.
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They returned to the family homestead for the holidays.
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(in the US and Canada) a piece of land granted to a settler under the Homestead Act

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Many pioneers claimed a homestead in the West.
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The family worked hard to develop their homestead.
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to settle on land as a homesteader

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They decided to homestead in the vast plains of Nebraska.
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Many families moved west to homestead new land.
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