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smallholding

/ˈsmɔlˌ(h)oʊldɪŋ/

smallholding noun: a small farm.

Noun

smallholding (plural smallholdings)

  1. A small farm.
  2. The owning of such a farm.
  3. (US, historical) A small plantation or land with a small number of slaves (generally 19 or less).
    • […] the larger plantations implemented different crop choices, surveillance strategies, and labor management practices than did smallholdings.2003, Wilma P. Dunaway, Slavery in the American Mountain South, page 8

smallholding meaning in Kannada

smallholding in Kannada

ಚಿಕ್ಕ ಹಿಡುವಳಿ, ಸಣ್ಣ ಹಿಡುವಳಿ, ಕಡಮೆ ಜಮೀನು, ಆಸ್ತಿ ಇರುವಿಕೆ

Forms of smallholding

pluralsmallholdings
alternative formsmall holding

Origin of smallholding

From small + holding.

Questions about smallholding

What does smallholding mean?
Smallholding means a small farm.
What is smallholding in Kannada?
Smallholding in Kannada is ಚಿಕ್ಕ ಹಿಡುವಳಿ, ಸಣ್ಣ ಹಿಡುವಳಿ, ಕಡಮೆ ಜಮೀನು. See Smallholding meaning in Kannada.
What part of speech is smallholding?
Smallholding is a noun.
How do you pronounce smallholding?
Smallholding is pronounced /ˈsmɔlˌ(h)oʊldɪŋ/.
What is the plural of smallholding?
The plural of smallholding is smallholdings.

Words near smallholding in the dictionary

  1. smallfolk
  2. smallgood
  3. smallgoods
  4. smallholder
  5. smallholders
  6. smallholding
  7. smallholdings
  8. smallie
  9. smallies
  10. smallified
  11. smallifies

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Adapted from Wiktionary: smallholding (page history and authors); smallholding (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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