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smallholding
This term describes a modest agricultural plot that bridges the gap between a private garden and a commercial farm. It carries a connotation of self-sufficiency and rural modesty, often evoking images of diversified production where a family grows a variety of crops and keeps livestock for their own consumption or local sale.
In a legal or administrative context, particularly in the UK and Commonwealth countries, it refers to a specific land tenure or size classification. It is distinct from a large estate or an industrial farm, emphasizing a scale of operation that is manageable by a small group of people without extensive industrial machinery.
Meanings
Examples
My grandparents lived on a smallholding in the countryside.
My grandparents lived on a smallholding in the countryside.
I wonder if I could actually make a living from a smallholding.
They manage a modest smallholding with a few goats and a vegetable patch.
The peasant worked his smallholding from dawn until dusk.
We should buy a smallholding and grow our own food.
The wizard kept a secret smallholding hidden in the valley.
Running a smallholding requires a lot of hard physical labor.
Is this land large enough to be considered a smallholding?