Definition of smallholding - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

rural land

Rare

small farm managed by one family

Rare

They bought a smallholding to grow organic vegetables.

homestead

property rights

Rare

ownership of a small farm

Rare

His smallholding was passed down through generations.

homestead

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Origin of smallholding

Old English, smæl (small) + holding (land)

Examples of smallholding in a sentence

They live on a smallholding in the countryside.
They bought a smallholding to start organic farming.
The smallholding included a few chickens and goats.

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French:petite exploitation agricole, petite exploitation, ...
German:Kleinbetrieb, Kleinbauernhof, ...
Italian:piccola azienda agricola, podere, ...
Spanish:minifundio, parcela, ...
Portuguese:minifúndio, quinta pequena, ...
Chinese:小农场, 小型农场, ...
Japanese:小規模農場, 小農場, ...
Arabic:مَزْرَعَةٌ صَغِيرَةٌ, حِيازة زِرَاعِيَّة صَغِيرَة, ...
Hebrew:חַוָּה קְטַנָּה, חֲוָוה קְטַנָּה, ...
Russian:небольшое хозяйство, небольшая ферма, ...
Ukrainian:невелике господарство, невелика ферма, ...
Hindi:छोटा खेत, छोटा फार्म, ...
Bengali:ছোট খামার, ক্ষুদ্র খামার, ...
Catalan:petita explotació, petita explotació agrícola, ...
Czech:usedlost, vlastnictví malé farmy, ...
Danish:lille landbrug, smålandbrug, ...
Dutch:kleine boerderij, klein boerenbedrijf, ...
Greek:μικρό αγρόκτημα, μικρή φάρμα, ...
Hungarian:kisbirtok, kis gazdaság birtoklása, ...
Khmer:កសិដ្ឋានតូច, កម្មសិទ្ធិលើកសិដ្ឋានខ្នាតតូច, ...
Korean:소규모 농장, 소농장, ...
Persian:مزرعه کوچک, زمین کوچک, ...
Polish:małe gospodarstwo, gospodarstwo, ...
Portuguese (BR):minifúndio, pequena propriedade, ...
Romanian:fermă mică, mică fermă, ...
Swedish:småbruk, ...
Thai:ฟาร์มขนาดเล็ก, สวนขนาดเล็ก, ...
Turkish:küçük çiftlik, ...
Vietnamese:trang trại nhỏ, điền trang nhỏ, ...

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Definition of smallholding - Reverso English Dictionary

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