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squattocracies

squattocracies is the plural of squattocracy.

Meaning of squattocracy

Noun

squattocracy (usually uncountable, plural squattocracies)

  1. (Australia, historical, usually) Wealthy landowners (squatters) considered as a class.
    • Most of the Squattocracy are members of “The Club,” and therefore know who are the chief agreeable idlers (I mean gentlemen who are not oppressed with business) to whom to introduce a stranger.1862, Clara Aspinall, Three Years in Melbourne, 2010, Forgotten Books, page 235

Questions about squattocracies

What is squattocracies the plural of?
Squattocracies is the plural of squattocracy.

Words near squattocracies in the dictionary

  1. squattish
  2. squattle
  3. squattled
  4. squattles
  5. squattling
  6. squattocracies
  7. squattocracy
  8. squattocratic
  9. squatty
  10. squatty potties
  11. squatty potty

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