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.
這個家庭在他們的家園長大,在那裡他們飼養動物並種植自己的糧食。
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.
政府給了他們一個家園,以鼓勵在西部的農業和定居。
To homestead means to live and work on a homestead.
They decided to homestead in the countryside, where they could be more self-sufficient.
他們決定在鄉村安家,在那裡他們可以更加自給自足。