estancia
Americannoun
plural
estanciasnoun
Etymology
Origin of estancia
First recorded in 1695–1705; from Latin American Spanish: “ranch,” Spanish: “dwelling”
Example Sentences
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En su denuncia, que compartió con Science, afirma que Vielle Calzada no la acosó sexualmente cuando era estudiante de posgrado ni durante la mayor parte de su estancia como científica en su laboratorio.
From Science Magazine • Oct. 5, 2021
Strip away the Humvees and athletic fields, and the base could be an Argentine estancia, home to gauchos instead of guardsmen.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 19, 2019
At his magnificent estancia on the Uruguayan side of the Rio de la Plata, across the river from Buenos Aires, Don Aaron de Anchorena held a hunting party last week.
From Time Magazine Archive
Thomas Rattagan, 53, a rancher not far from Buenos Aires, predicted that at least part of the estancia that he has worked for 25 years will be expropriated.
From Time Magazine Archive
The Alacran estancia was laid out over a large area.
From "The House of the Scorpion" by Nancy Farmer
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