homestead
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/ˈhəʊmsted/
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/ˈhəʊmsted/
A homestead is a house with the land and buildings around it, especially a farm.
The family grew up on their homestead, where they raised animals and grew their own food.
这个家庭在他们的家园长大,在那里他们饲养动物并种植自己的食物。
In the past, in the US, a homestead was a piece of land given by the government to someone on the condition that they lived on it and grew crops.
The government gave them a homestead to encourage farming and settlement in the West.
政府给了他们一个家园,以鼓励在西部的农业和定居。
To homestead means to live and work on a homestead.
They decided to homestead in the countryside, where they could be more self-sufficient.
他们决定在乡村安家,在那里他们可以更加自给自足。