homestead

  1. Noun.  a house together with surrounding land and buildings, especially on a farm.
  2. Noun.  the place that is one's home.
  3. Noun.  (context, South Africa) A cluster of several houses occupied by an extended family.
  4. Verb.  To acquire or settle on land as a homestead.

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