hacienda
noun
a large landed estate, especially one used for farming or ranching.
haciendas
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pluralof hacienda.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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If they did not own mines themselves, leading colonists raised these products, as well as sugar and tobacco, on large landed estates called haciendas.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 18, 2018
The landscape was what drew people to Utuado, where coffee haciendas were built by “black gold” in the 19th century, funding the island’s first electric light system run by a hydraulic power plant.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2017
The mines supported sprawling haciendas, estates housing bosses and business operations.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 5, 2017
The Spaniards built haciendas, not unlike the ones that dominated the campos of “old” Mexico.
From New York Times ● Sep. 26, 2014
Nor was she the only one; the tenants at Tres Marias and many peasants from haciendas across the region also waited for him.
From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende
