smallholding

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smallholding

  • /ˈsmɔlˌ(h)oʊldɪŋ/

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From small + holding.

noun smallholdings · small holding

  1. A small farm.
  2. The owning of such a farm.
  3. US, historical A small plantation or land with a small number of slaves (generally 19 or less). […] the larger plantations implemented different crop choices, surveillance strategies, and labor management practices than did smallholdings.

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noun small farm

Ελληνικάμικροκαλλιέργεια mikrokalliérgeia

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@misc{smallholding_2026,
  title = {smallholding},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/smallholding},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}