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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A small ranch or large home lot, often on the outskirts of a major metropolitan area and just past the planned neighborhoods, consisting of 40 acres and a house and possibly a barn or other outbuildings.

   "There are trace elements of ranchettes all the way to St. Cloud, the Stearns County seat."

Example

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"There are trace elements of ranchettes all the way to St. Cloud, the Stearns County seat."

Etymology

From ranch + -ette.

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