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estancia

[ e-stahn-see-uh; Spanish es-tahn-syah ]

noun

, plural es·tan·cias [e-, stahn, -see-, uh, z, es-, tahn, -syahs].
  1. (in Spanish America) a landed estate or a cattle ranch.


estancia

/ ɪˈstænsɪə; esˈtansia /

noun

  1. (in Spanish America) a large estate or cattle ranch
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of estancia1

First recorded in 1695–1705; from Latin American Spanish: “ranch,” Spanish: “dwelling”
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Word History and Origins

Origin of estancia1

C18: from American Spanish, from Spanish: dwelling, from Vulgar Latin stantia (unattested) a remaining, from Latin stāre to stand
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Example Sentences

He is accompanied by an engaging cast of characters, including the aforementioned Luna, who is the Robin to his Batman, and Edna, who keeps his gin glass full and feeds his animals whenever he is away from the estancia.

The estancia itself consisted of a group of ranchos, in front of which two ombues shaded the palenque, where horses were tied.

The estancia house at Los Pajonales was a large brick building with a flat roof, surrounded by a stockade of posts.

But when they are here they never talk politics as they used to do; Don Carlos seems to think of nothing but of his estancia.

His estancia he but once visited all that spring, and then his visit was a short one, nearly all his time he spent in the city.

When I received your letter, telling me to come to town, the peons came crowding to the estancia to know if the Goths had landed.

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