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homesite

American  
[hohm-sahyt] / ˈhoʊmˌsaɪt /

noun

  1. a plot of land for a home.

  2. the home on such a plot of land.


Etymology

Origin of homesite

First recorded in 1910–15; home + site


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The company is managed by an outside company, Kennedy Lewis, which specializes in homesite development.

From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2025

“It’s hope,” Lopez said about his homesite, where, on Sept. 10, workers have already built a wooden frame.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2025

After evacuating in June, the DeBlauws returned to their homesite, where they grow hay.

From New York Times ● Aug. 20, 2022

Then, Street’s mother suggested an alternative: a manufactured home, a factory-built structure on a metal frame that’s transported to a homesite.

From Washington Post ● Sep. 8, 2021

We were sorely tempted to accept the flattering offer of four dollars a day for common labor in a timber camp, but concluded not to be swerved from the search for a new homesite.

From Ox-Team Days on the Oregon Trail by F. N. (Frederick N.) Wilson

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