homestead
/ˈhəʊmsted/noun
1
- a house, especially a farmhouse, and outbuildings家宅（尤指包括附属房屋的农庄）。
1.1
- Austral./NZ the owner's residence on a sheep or cattle station〈澳/新西兰〉牧场主住宅。
2
- N. Amer. historical an area of land (usually 160 acres) granted to a settler as a home〈北美, 史〉赠予移民安家的公地（通常为160英亩）。
3
- (in South Africa) a hut or cluster of huts occupied by one family or clan, standing alone or as part of a traditional African village（南非）（家庭或家族拥有的）棚屋（或棚屋群, 单独矗立或是作为传统非洲村庄的一部分）。
派生词
homesteader
noun词源
Old English hāmstede 'a settlement' （see HOME，STEAD）.