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Definition of Hacienda
1. Noun. A large estate in Spanish-speaking countries.
2. Noun. The main house on a ranch or large estate.
Definition of Hacienda
1. n. A large estate where work of any kind is done, as agriculture, manufacturing, mining, or raising of animals; a cultivated farm, with a good house, in distinction from a farming establishment with rude huts for herdsmen, etc.; -- a word used in Spanish-American regions.
Definition of Hacienda
1. Noun. a large homestead in a ranch or estate usually in places where Colonial Spanish culture has had architectural influence. ¹
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Definition of Hacienda
1. an estate [n -S]
Medical Definition of Hacienda
1. A large estate where work of any kind is done, as agriculture, manufacturing, mining, or raising of animals; a cultivated farm, with a good house, in distinction from a farming establishment with rude huts for herdsmen, etc.; a word used in Spanish-American regions. Origin: Sp, fr. OSp. Facienda employment, estate, fr. L. Facienda, pl. Of faciendum what is to be done, fr. Facere to do. See Fact. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)