Anwesen — meaning in English

English meaning

• compound noun A fenced or walled area containing a group of buildings, often used for security or living quarters.
• estate noun A large area of land, usually with a big house, owned by one person or family.
• homestead noun A house along with its land and outbuildings, especially a farm.
• mansion noun A very large, luxurious house.
• property noun Something that a person or organization owns, especially land, buildings, or possessions.
• villa noun A large, comfortable house in the countryside or by the coast, often used as a holiday home.

Senses

Anwesen is used for these senses in English:

• compound A group of buildings situated close together, e.g. for a school or block of offices.
• estate The collective property and liabilities of someone, especially a deceased person. [from 19th c.]
• homestead A house together with surrounding land and buildings, especially on a farm; the property comprising these.
• mansion A large luxurious house or building, usually built for the wealthy.
• messuage (chiefly, law) Originally, a plot of land as the site for a dwelling house and its appurtenant interests; now, a dwelling house or residential building together with its outbuildings and assigned land.
• property A piece of real estate, such as a parcel of land.
• villa A house, often larger and more expensive than average, in the countryside or on the coast, often used as a retreat.

compound — full definition

1. noun A fenced or walled area containing a group of buildings, often used for security or living quarters.
2. adjective Made up of two or more parts or elements combined.
3. verb To combine different elements or ingredients into one substance.
4. verb To make a problem worse by adding to it.
5. verb (finance) To calculate interest on both the original amount and the interest already earned.

estate — full definition

1. noun A large area of land, usually with a big house, owned by one person or family.
2. noun Everything a person owns — money, property, and possessions — especially as dealt with after their death.
3. noun British: a residential area built as a planned development, or a station wagon-style car (estate car).

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