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English Dictionary: homestead	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
homestead n the home and adjacent grounds occupied by a family land acquired from the United States public lands by filing a record and living on and cultivating it under the homestead law dwelling that is usually a farmhouse and adjoining land v settle land given by the government and occupy it as a homestead
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Homestead \Home"stead\, n. [AS. h[be]mstede.] 1. The home place; a home and the inclosure or ground immediately connected with it. --Dryden. 2. The home or seat of a family; place of origin. We can trace them back to a homestead on the Rivers Volga and Ural. --W. Tooke. 3. (Law) The home and appurtenant land and buildings owned by the head of a family, and occupied by him and his family. {Homestead law}. (a) A law conferring special privileges or exemptions upon owners of homesteads; esp., a law exempting a homestead from attachment or sale under execution for general debts. Such laws, with limitations as to the extent or value of the property, exist in most of the States. Called also {homestead exemption law}. (b) Also, a designation of an Act of Congress authorizing and regulating the sale of public lands, in parcels of 160 acres each, to actual settlers. [U.S.]
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Homestead, FL (city, FIPS 32275) Location: 25.46189 N, 80.45421 W Population (1990): 26866 (10775 housing units) Area: 30.1 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 33030, 33031, 33033, 33035 Homestead, IA Zip code(s): 52236 Homestead, MO (village, FIPS 32806) Location: 39.35971 N, 94.20189 W Population (1990): 177 (76 housing units) Area: 0.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Homestead, MT Zip code(s): 59242 Homestead, PA (borough, FIPS 35424) Location: 40.40675 N, 79.90980 W Population (1990): 4179 (2370 housing units) Area: 1.5 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water)