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land-grant

land-grant is the alternative spelling of land grant.

Meaning of land grant

Noun

land grant (plural land grants)

  1. (US) A grant of land by the US government to encourage the development of western states, especially land transportation and practical higher education.

Questions about land-grant

What is land-grant the alternative spelling of?
Land-grant is the alternative spelling of land grant.

Words near land-grant in the dictionary

  1. land-farer
  2. land-farers
  3. land-force
  4. land-grab
  5. land-grabs
  6. land-grant
  7. land-holder
  8. land-holders
  9. land-jobber
  10. land-jobbers
  11. land-jobbing

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