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noun
a tract of land given by the government, as for colleges or railroads.
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Origin of land grant
First recorded in 1850–55
Words nearby land grant
landform, land freeze, land girl, land grab, land-grabber, land grant, land-grant college, landgrave, landgraviate, landgravine, landholder
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British Dictionary definitions for land grant
land grant
noun
US and Canadian a grant of public land to a college, railway, etc
(modifier) US designating a state university established with such a grant
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