Smallholding
/ˈsmɔlˌ(h)oʊldɪŋ/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A small farm.
- 2 a piece of land under 50 acres that is sold or let to someone for cultivation wordnet
- 3 The owning of such a farm.
- 4 A small plantation or land with a small number of slaves (generally 19 or less). US, historical
"[…] the larger plantations implemented different crop choices, surveillance strategies, and labor management practices than did smallholdings."
Antonyms
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More examples"[…] the larger plantations implemented different crop choices, surveillance strategies, and labor management practices than did smallholdings."
Etymology
From small + holding.