"latifundium" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: latifundia [plural]
Etymology: From Latin lātifundium, from lātus (“wide, extensive”) + fundus (“ground, base, estate, farm”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|lātifundium}} Latin lātifundium, {{m|la|lātus||wide, extensive}} lātus (“wide, extensive”), {{m|la|fundus||ground, base, estate, farm}} fundus (“ground, base, estate, farm”) Head templates: {{en-noun|latifundia}} latifundium (plural latifundia)
  1. (chiefly in the plural) A great landed estate with absentee ownership and labor often in a state of partial servitude. Wikipedia link: latifundium Tags: in-plural Categories (topical): Ancient Rome Related terms: latifundial, latifundiary Translations (great land estate with absentee ownership): latifundium [neuter] (Swedish), latifundia [plural] (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-latifundium-en-noun-qtJlONt0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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