homestead

noun

Definition of homesteadnext
as in farmhouse

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Recent Examples of homestead If voters approve in November, this measure could hike the state’s homestead exemption over the period of a few years, to the point where residential properties are only taxed for schools. — Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 Aug. 2026 Here, visitors can tour what was the last one-room schoolhouse in the state, explore the North End Farm (a Revolutionary War-era homestead), and traverse nearly 12 miles of trails through rocky beaches, pine forests, and grasslands. — Blair West, Travel + Leisure, 18 Aug. 2026 The Alila Ventana Big Sur resort is 51 years old, while the Post Ranch Inn sits on the former homestead of the Post pioneer family who settled in the region in the 1860s. — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2026 The Carhartt Mansion ruins in Rock Hill are the remains of a lavish 1909 homestead built by workwear founder Hamilton Carhartt, who once owned three miles of land along the Catawba River. — Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 7 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for homestead
Recent Examples of Synonyms for homestead
  1. farmhouse
  2. plantation
  3. manor
  4. hacienda
  5. farmland
  6. farm
Noun
  • Parton owned a 1920s farmhouse in the little Danish enclave about 130 miles northwest of Los Angeles from 2004 to 2014.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2026
  • It's also equipped with an oven and induction cooktop, a microwave, a large farmhouse-style sink, a dishwasher, and a full-size fridge/freezer.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of farmhouse
Noun
  • Harriet Tubman, along with her brothers Ben and Henry, fled from the plantation in Maryland where they were enslaved.
    — USA Today, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026
  • It was shot at what was once the largest operating plantation in Jamaica.
    — Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of plantation
Noun
  • Last summer the hairstylist came across photographs of a stately Georgian manor in the Cotswolds, a two-hour drive west of London.
    — Laura Regensdorf, Architectural Digest, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Evidently, Madonna was going industrial—the furthest possible cry from her lady-of-the-manor period in the early years of this century, when she was seen fetchingly clad in rustic tweeds.
    — Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 13 July 2026
Definition of manor
Noun
  • Situated at the end of a quiet cul-de-sac, Marilyn purchased the 1929 Spanish Colonial Revival-style hacienda for $75,000 in early 1962.
    — Michael Goldstein, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
  • The hotel has 150 rooms and suites, all with plush furnishings and impressive, hacienda-style architecture.
    — Cu Fleshman, Travel + Leisure, 17 July 2026
Definition of hacienda
Noun
  • Annual cultivation — the plow, plant, harvest and repeat cycle — strains soil formation, which takes thousands of years and rapidly degrades the farmland.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 4 Sep. 2026
  • The train winds up Michigan’s west coast, offering brief but sweeping views of Lake Michigan and bisecting lush, Midwestern farmland dotted with trees resplendent in their autumn wardrobes.
    — Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of farmland
Noun
  • Bassist Randy Meisner was a Nebraska farm guy, raised in the shadow of prominent sandstone bluffs that guided dreamy Americans westward in the 19th century.
    — Grayson Haver Currin, Pitchfork, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Across the region, homes, vehicles and farm tractors still lay partially buried in mud.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of farm

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“Homestead.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/homestead. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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