as in farm
a piece of land and its buildings used to grow crops or raise livestock
many of the area's proud, old farmsteads have been bulldozed by developers to make way for condominiums
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Recent Examples of farmstead
Three farmsteads unearthed at the settlement in present-day Delbrück-Bentfeld date back to the first centuries AD during the Romans’ push into Germania, according to an April 1 news release from the Regional Association of Westphalia-Lippe.
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Lauren Liebhaber, Miami Herald, 4 Apr. 2025
Comrie Croft’s Eco-Lodge, inside a traditional Scottish farmstead, and the Highland Coast Hotels portfolio are more akin to conventional hotels.
—AFAR Media, 28 Mar. 2025
The farmstead will still include Latta House, an historic landmark, and an original meat house.
—Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 21 Mar. 2025
Stops along the trail will highlight the surrounding forest, the bordering Mountain Island Lake, the cotton plantation fields and the plantation farmstead and include signs providing information and historical context.
—Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 21 Mar. 2025
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Lauren Liebhaber, Miami Herald, 4 Apr. 2025
Comrie Croft’s Eco-Lodge, inside a traditional Scottish farmstead, and the Highland Coast Hotels portfolio are more akin to conventional hotels.
—AFAR Media, 28 Mar. 2025
The farmstead will still include Latta House, an historic landmark, and an original meat house.
—Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 21 Mar. 2025
Stops along the trail will highlight the surrounding forest, the bordering Mountain Island Lake, the cotton plantation fields and the plantation farmstead and include signs providing information and historical context.
—Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 21 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for farmstead
Noun
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The habitat is crisscrossed by roads, railways, coal mines, ski resorts, farms, rural properties and small towns.—
Lesley Evans Ogden,
Smithsonian Magazine,
23 May 2025
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South Africa is violent enough for nastiness to stream out of the ghettos and into the suburbs, and, indeed, onto the farms.—
Jonny Steinberg,
Time,
22 May 2025
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The name of the town near the ranch, Teuchitlán, has become a rallying cry for justice and shorthand for distrust in the government.—
Patrick J. McDonnell,
Los Angeles Times,
27 May 2025
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The ranch has cabins, glamping tents on platforms overlooking the river, and 10 primitive tent sites that either offer mountain views or river access.—
Graham Averill,
Outside Online,
23 May 2025
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“Farmstead.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/farmstead. Accessed 7 Jun. 2025.
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