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HACIENDA (0. Span. facienda, from the Latin, meaning " things to be done ")

HACIENDA (0. Span. facienda, from the Latin, meaning " things to be done ") , a

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SPANISH

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TERM

term for a landed

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ESTATE (through O. Fr. estat, mod. flat, from Lat. status, state, condition, position, stare, to stand)

estate . It is commonly applied in Spanish

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AMERICA

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COUNTRY (from the Mid. Eng. contre or contrie, and O. Fr. cuntree; Late Lat. contrata, showing the derivation from contra, opposite, over against, thus the tract of land which fronts the sight, cf. Ger. Gegend, neighbourhood)

country estate, on which stock-raising, manufacturing or

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MINING

mining may be carried on, usually with a dwelling-

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house for the owner's

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RESIDENCE (Latin residere, to remain behind, to dwell, reside)

residence upon it . It is thus used loosely for a country house .

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