noun
Meaning 1
A small farm.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
smallholding
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/ˈsmɔlˌ(h)oʊldɪŋ/
noun
Meaning 2
The owning of such a farm.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 3
A small plantation or land with a small number of slaves (generally 19 or less).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, historical
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noun
Meaning 4
a piece of land under 50 acres that is sold or let to someone for cultivation
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: estate, land, landed estate, acres, demesne
History
Etymology
From small + holding.
Across languages
Translations
8 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Danish: husmandssted — small farm
- Danish: husmandsbrug — small farm
- Finnish: pientila — small farm
- Greek: μικροκαλλιέργεια (mikrokalliérgeia) — small farm
- Hungarian: kisbirtok — small farm
- Hungarian: törpebirtok — small farm
- Norwegian Bokmål: småbruk — small farm
- Norwegian Nynorsk: småbruk — small farm