Definition of "homesteads" []

• Plural form of homestead. (noun)

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• "These and other structures, while demonstrating the need for allocated space within homesteads, again indicate that shared societal features and ongoing exchanges took place among neighboring communities."
• "Legal authorities claim the government arrests and other moves to force white framers off their homesteads are a violation of the entrenched constitutional right of freedom from racial discrimination and of a fair hearing before an impartial tribunal."
• "The many woody species grown in the homesteads are a significant source of fuelwood; they also provide fodder, building materials and other forms of wood."