home·stead
noun/ˈhəʊmsted/
/ˈhəʊmsted/
- a house with the land and buildings around it, especially a farm
（包括周围土地和附属房屋的）家宅；（尤指）农庄 - What began as a small family homestead is now a 5 000-acre ranch.
起初的家庭小农庄现在已发展成5 000英亩的大牧场。
- What began as a small family homestead is now a 5 000-acre ranch.
- (in the US in the past) a piece of land given to somebody by the government on condition that they lived on it and grew crops on it
宅地（美国旧时由国家分给个人居住并开垦的土地）
Word OriginOld English hāmstede ‘a settlement’ (see home, stead).