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estancia

estancia noun: a large rural estate in Latin America; a kind of ranch.

Noun

estancia (plural estancias)

  1. A large rural estate in Latin America; a kind of ranch.
    • Some of the campsites are close to estancias; some are run by the parks service and have showers; and the remainder are in more remote locations with no vehicle access or facilities.2006, R. Buckley, Adventure Tourism, page 322

Proper noun capitalized: Estancia

Estancia

  1. A town, the county seat of Torrance County, New Mexico, United States.
  2. A municipality of Iloilo, Philippines.

Forms of estancia

pluralestancias

Origin of estancia

Borrowed from Spanish estancia. Doublet of stance and stanza.

From Spanish estancia.

Questions about estancia

What does estancia mean?
Estancia means a large rural estate in Latin America; a kind of ranch.
What part of speech is estancia?
Estancia can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of estancia?
The plural of estancia is estancias.

Words near estancia in the dictionary

  1. Estampar
  2. estampede
  3. estampedes
  4. estampie
  5. estampies
  6. estancia
  7. estancias
  8. estanciero
  9. estancieros
  10. Estanza
  11. Estanzuelas

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