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latifundista

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[lat-uh-fuhn-dis-tuh, -foon-, lah-tee-foon-dee-stah] / ˌlæt ə fʌnˈdɪs tə, -fʊn-, ˌlɑ ti funˈdi stɑ /

noun

  1. the owner of a latifundio in Latin America or Spain.

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Concentration on breaking latifundista political power often obscures the fact that a country may have excellent virgin farmlands available.

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