as in farm
a piece of land and its buildings used to grow crops or raise livestock many of the area's proud, old farmsteads have been bulldozed by developers to make way for condominiums

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Recent Examples of farmstead The site is near an ancient quarry, two burial caves and the remains of a Roman-era farmstead. Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 July 2024 The Tree of Man describes almost the entire lifetimes of a husband and wife living simply on a farmstead in the Australian bush, in ceaselessly interesting, dramatic prose. The Week Us, theweek, 7 May 2024 The museum includes a re-creation of a historic village as well as eight working farmsteads and heirloom gardens. Amy Schwabe, Journal Sentinel, 23 July 2024 June and July are peak season for lavender in Northern California and Oregon, where fields fill with the fragrant blooms and farmsteads throw open their gates for floral celebrations. Jackie Burrell, The Mercury News, 24 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for farmstead 

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“Farmstead.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/farmstead. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.

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