estancia

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noun

A large rural estate in Latin America; a kind of ranch.

OriginSpanish estancia →
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Meanings

estancia1

nounestancia (plural estancias)

plural estancias

  1. A large rural estate in Latin America; a kind of ranch.

    Some of the campsites are close to estancias; some are run by the parks service and have showers; and the remainder are in more remote locations with no vehicle access or facilities.

    2006, R. Buckley, Adventure Tourism, page 322

Estancia2

proper noun
  1. A town, the county seat of Torrance County, New Mexico, United States.
  2. A municipality of Iloilo, Philippines.

Origin

estancia · noun

  1. Spanishestancia
  2. Englishestancia

Borrowed from Spanish estancia. Doublet of stance and stanza.

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Estancia · proper noun

  1. Spanishestancia
  2. EnglishEstancia

From Spanish estancia.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

estancia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/estancia

MLA

“estancia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/estancia. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “estancia,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/estancia.

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