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farm·stead

(färm′stĕd′)

A farm, including its land and buildings.

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farmstead

(ˈfɑːmˌstɛd)

(Agriculture) a farm or the part of a farm comprising its main buildings together with adjacent grounds

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farm•stead

(ˈfɑrmˌstɛd)

n.

a farm with its buildings.

[1800–10]

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Noun	1.	farmstead - the buildings and adjacent grounds of a farm land - the land on which real estate is located; "he built the house on land leased from the city"
	2.	farmstead - a farm together with its buildings farmplace, farm-place farm - workplace consisting of farm buildings and cultivated land as a unit; "it takes several people to work the farm"

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farmstead

[ˈfɑːmsted] N → alquería f, casa f de labranza

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

farmstead

[ˈfɑːmˌstɛd] n → fattoria

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The enclosures numbered fifty acres instead of ten, the farmsteads were more extended, the groups of cattle formed tribes hereabout; there only families.

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It was a pretty road, running along between snug farmsteads, with now and again a bit of balsamy fir wood to drive through or a hollow where wild plums hung out their filmy bloom.

Below was a little valley and beyond a long, gently-rising slope with snug farmsteads scattered along it.

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Situated in the Ceres Valley in the heart of the Western Cape farmlands, local farmstead Loxtonia launched its first all-natural premium range of artisanal ciders, which hit the market in October 2018.

Loxtonia quenches SA's thirst for artisan beverages

The district acquired the Greene Farmstead in 1971 for cultural, educational, historical and recreational activities for the public benefit.

Forest district looks for groups to use historic Greene Farm Barn

beautifully drawn illustrations, this book answers several questions that kids ask about everyday experiences on the farmstead. If you enjoy Haun's illustrations in each issue of GRIT, you're sure to enjoy his first children's book and the colorful art found inside.

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Anick Farmstead in the hamlet of Anick, near Hexham, enjoys a breathtaking rural location.

A firm family favourite; Four-bedroomed homes offer all the space and flexibility a modern family needs. Offering something for everyone, extra bedrooms can also be utilised as play rooms or home offices. Francesca Craggs highlights four properties currently on the market

Cille Pheadair: A Norse Farmstead and Pictish Burial Cairn in South Uist

The hot weather has revealed: | Parchmarks of Roman buildings showing at Caerhun Roman fort in the Conwy Valley; | extensive crop marks of prehistoric enclosures in parched grassland on the Llyn Peninsula; | medieval square barrows in south Gwynedd; | a large Bronze Age barrow cemetery on the Llyn Peninsula in Gwynedd; | a prehistoric enclosure in the Vale of Glamorgan, with the faint footings of a probable Roman villa within; | an Iron Age farmstead near Whitland in Carmarthenshire; and | a newly-discovered Iron Age farmstead in coastal Ceredigion.

SUN HELPS HISTORY MAKE ITS MARK; The heatwave has opened up a view on Wales' past. WILL HAYWARD takes a look at some of the sites that have been discovered

The acquisition could presage a new burst of development in the area.<br />The parcel is located along Highway 84 and Eagle Road in Meridian, where the Farmstead corn maze is now.