smallholding

IPA: smˈɔɫhoʊɫdɪŋ

noun

  • A small farm.
  • (US, historical) A small plantation or land with a small number of slaves (generally 19 or less). Contrasted with middling plantation (20–49 slaves) and large plantation (50+ and owned by planters).
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Examples of "smallholding" in Sentences

  • The land is broken into a smallholding.
  • A smallholding is a farm of small size.
  • The smallholding is the most widely practiced.
  • Nowadays it is a smallholding without a dwelling house.
  • I'd love to drop everything and live on a smallholding.
  • The local economy is mainly based on traditional smallholding.

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