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Webster 1913 Edition


Estancia


Es-tan′ci-a

(ā̍s-tȧn′thē̍-ȧ)
,
Noun.
[Sp. See
Stanza
.]
A grazing farm; a country house.
[Spanish America]

Definition 2024


estancia

estancia

See also: estância

English

Noun

estancia (plural estancias)

  1. A large rural estate in Latin America; a kind of ranch.
    • 2006, R. Buckley, Adventure Tourism (page 322)
      Some of the campsites are close to estancias; some are run by the parks service and have showers; and the remainder are in more remote locations with no vehicle access or facilities.

Spanish

Noun

estancia f (plural estancias)

  1. large farmstead
  2. stay, residence, sojourn
  3. room
  4. stanza

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