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homesteading

homesteading noun: the act of appropriation of an unowned, scarce means, thereby gaining ownership of it; initial possession. Also the present participle and gerund of homestead.

Noun

homesteading (uncountable)

  1. (political philosophy, chiefly libertarianism) The act of appropriation of an unowned, scarce means, thereby gaining ownership of it; initial possession.
  2. A lifestyle of self-sufficiency.

Also used as

homesteading is also the present participle and gerund of homestead.

Words formed from homesteading

Questions about homesteading

What does homesteading mean?
Homesteading means the act of appropriation of an unowned, scarce means, thereby gaining ownership of it; initial possession.
What part of speech is homesteading?
Homesteading is a noun.

Words near homesteading in the dictionary

  1. homestead
  2. Homestead Valley
  3. homesteaded
  4. homesteader
  5. homesteaders
  6. homesteading
  7. homesteads
  8. homester
  9. homesters
  10. homestretch
  11. homestretches

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