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vicus — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • farm noun Land, together with its buildings, used for growing crops or raising animals.
  • hamlet noun A very small settlement, smaller than a village, often just a cluster of houses without its own church or local government.
  • property noun Something that a person or organization owns, especially land, buildings, or possessions.
  • quarter noun One of four equal parts into which something is divided.
  • street noun A public road in a town or city, usually lined with buildings.
  • Vico name An Italian surname, notably that of the philosopher Giambattista Vico.
  • village noun A small community of houses, smaller than a town, typically in a rural area.

Senses

vicus is used for these senses in English:

  • Vico A city and commune of Corse-du-Sud department, Corsica, France.
  • farm (countable) A place where agricultural and similar activities take place, especially the growing of crops or the raising of livestock.
  • hamlet A small village or a group of houses.
  • quarter A division or section of a town or city, especially having a particular character of its own, or associated with a particular group etc. [from 16th c.]
  • street A paved part of road, usually in a village or a town.
  • village A rural habitation of size between a hamlet and a town.

farm — full definition

  1. noun Land, together with its buildings, used for growing crops or raising animals.
  2. noun A facility with many similar units used for an industrial or computing purpose.
  3. verb To grow crops or keep livestock as an occupation.
  4. verb To hand off a task, contract, or piece of work to someone else ("farm out").

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