farmstead

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English

Map including several areas with "Numerous farmsteads" (DMA, 1983)

Etymology

farm +‎ stead

Noun

farmstead (plural farmsteads)

  1. The main building of a farm.
  2. A farm, including its buildings.
    • 1974, Tunji Oyelana (lyrics and music), “Which Way Africa”:
      Young people no longer work on the farmstead
      They go to school and to the big town instead

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