"homesteads" in the noun sense
1. homestead
the home and adjacent grounds occupied by a family
2. homestead
land acquired from the United States public lands by filing a record and living on and cultivating it under the homestead law
3. homestead
dwelling that is usually a farmhouse and adjoining land
"homesteads" in the verb sense
1. homestead
settle land given by the government and occupy it as a homestead
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