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1. The home and adjacent grounds occupied by a family
    
2. Land acquired from the United States public lands by filing a record and living on and cultivating it under the homestead law
    
3. Dwelling that is usually a farmhouse and adjoining land

1. Settle land given by the government and occupy it as a homestead

Derived forms: homesteads, homesteading, homesteaded

See also: homesteader

Type of: abode, acres, demesne, domicile, dwelling, dwelling house, estate, habitation, home, land, landed estate, settle

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