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estancia
es·tan·cia E0219100 (ĕ-stän′syä)n. A large estate or cattle ranch in Spanish America. [Spanish, room, enclosure, country estate, from Vulgar Latin *stantia, something standing, from Latin stāns, stant-, present participle of stāre, to stand; see stā- in Indo-European roots.]estancia (ɪˈstænsɪə; Spanish esˈtansia) n(in Spanish America) a large estate or cattle ranch[C18: from American Spanish, from Spanish: dwelling, from Vulgar Latin stantia (unattested) a remaining, from Latin stāre to stand]es•tan•cia (ɛˈstɑn si ə) n., pl. -cias. (in Spanish America) a landed estate or a cattle ranch. [1695–1705; < American Spanish; Sp: dwelling, sojourn < Vulgar Latin *stantia; see stance] EncyclopediaSeehacienda |