estancia

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

/ ɛˈstɑn si ə; Spanish ɛsˈtɑn syɑ /

noun, plural es·tan·cias [e-stahn-see-uhz; Spanish es-tahn-syahs]. /ɛˈstɑn si əz; Spanish ɛsˈtɑn syɑs/.

(in Spanish America) a landed estate or a cattle ranch.

Origin of estancia

1695–1705; <American Spanish, Spanish: dwelling

Words nearby estancia

estafette, Estaing, d', estamin, estaminet, estampie, estancia, estate, estate agent, estate-bottling, estate car, estate duty

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Example sentences from the Web for estancia

There seemed nothing for it but to return to the estancia to meet Royd when he got home, and tell him what had happened.
Blanco y Colorado|William C. Tetley
The estancia house at Los Pajonales was a large brick building with a flat roof, surrounded by a stockade of posts.
Ponce de Leon|William Pilling
All kitchen-gardens are alike, and you cannot expect to find the pleasure-gardens of an estancia laid out by a Lentre.
South America To-day|Georges Clemenceau
Thus two days passed; on the third Colonel Lopez arrived with the rest of his regiment and encamped near to the estancia.
Ponce de Leon|William Pilling

The Cerro stood high, so that from its roof we could overlook the greater part of the estancia.
Blanco y Colorado|William C. Tetley

British Dictionary definitions for estancia

estancia

/ (ɪˈstænsɪə, Spanish esˈtansia) /

noun

(in Spanish America) a large estate or cattle ranch

Word Origin for estancia

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

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

单词	estancia
释义	estancia [ e-stahn-see-uh; Spanish es-tahn-syah ] / ɛˈstɑn si ə; Spanish ɛsˈtɑn syɑ / noun, plural es·tan·cias [e-stahn-see-uhz; Spanish es-tahn-syahs]. /ɛˈstɑn si əz; Spanish ɛsˈtɑn syɑs/. (in Spanish America) a landed estate or a cattle ranch. Origin of estancia 1695–1705; <American Spanish, Spanish: dwelling Words nearby estancia estafette, Estaing, d', estamin, estaminet, estampie, estancia, estate, estate agent, estate-bottling, estate car, estate duty Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for estancia There seemed nothing for it but to return to the estancia to meet Royd when he got home, and tell him what had happened. Blanco y Colorado\|William C. Tetley The estancia house at Los Pajonales was a large brick building with a flat roof, surrounded by a stockade of posts. Ponce de Leon\|William Pilling All kitchen-gardens are alike, and you cannot expect to find the pleasure-gardens of an estancia laid out by a Lentre. South America To-day\|Georges Clemenceau Thus two days passed; on the third Colonel Lopez arrived with the rest of his regiment and encamped near to the estancia. Ponce de Leon\|William Pilling The Cerro stood high, so that from its roof we could overlook the greater part of the estancia. Blanco y Colorado\|William C. Tetley British Dictionary definitions for estancia estancia / (ɪˈstænsɪə, Spanish esˈtansia) / noun (in Spanish America) a large estate or cattle ranch Word Origin for estancia C18: from American Spanish, from Spanish: dwelling, from Vulgar Latin stantia (unattested) a remaining, from Latin stāre to stand 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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