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hacienda — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • estate noun A large area of land, usually with a big house, owned by one person or family.
  • hacienda noun A large estate or ranch house, especially in Spanish-speaking countries or regions shaped by Spanish colonial architecture.
  • homestead noun A house along with its land and outbuildings, especially a farm.
  • land noun The solid, dry part of the Earth's surface, as opposed to sea or sky.

Senses

hacienda is used for these senses in English:

  • estate The collective property and liabilities of someone, especially a deceased person. [from 19th c.]
  • estate An (especially extensive) area of land, under a single ownership. [from 18th c.]
  • hacienda A large homestead in a ranch or estate, usually in places where Colonial Spanish culture has had architectural influence.
  • homestead The place that is one's home.
  • land Real estate or landed property; a partitioned and measurable area which is owned and acquired and on which buildings and structures can be built and erected.

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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