Definition of minifundium in English:
minifundium
nounPlural minifundia ˌmɪnɪˈfʌndɪəm
A small farm or property in Latin America, especially one that is too small to support a single family.
Example sentencesExamples
- Restrictions on property rights were so abundant and legal frameworks so dodgy that a few years later Bolivia had to import food because its unproductive minifundia were useless.
- In connection with this, one has to face the challenge of the special problems of the minifundia in order to improve the living conditions for the small farmers.
- The landscape around Vigo is very picturesque, with pine and eucalyptus covered hills and lush green valleys with typical minifundia where the campesinos produce the traditional Galician wines.
- There are many examples throughout Europe, including crofting in northern Scotland, the tanya system in central Hungary, coltura pro-miscua in Italy and minifundia in central and northern Portugal.
- Small landowners, with their small plots of land called minifundia, are gradually being forced out.
Origin
1950s: modern Latin, or from Spanish minifundio 'smallholding'.