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单词 land grant
释义

land grant


noun

a tract of land given by the government, as for colleges or railroads.

Origin of land grant

First recorded in 1850–55

Words nearby land grant

landform, land freeze, land girl, land grab, land-grabber, land grant, land-grant college, landgrave, landgraviate, landgravine, landholder
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British Dictionary definitions for land grant

land grant

noun

US and Canadian a grant of public land to a college, railway, etc
(modifier) US designating a state university established with such a grant
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