Meanings
nounsmallholding (plural smallholdings)
plural smallholdings · alternative small holding
- A small farm.
- The owning of such a farm.
- UShistoricalA small plantation or land with a small number of slaves (generally 19 or less).
[…] the larger plantations implemented different crop choices, surveillance strategies, and labor management practices than did smallholdings.
2003, Wilma P. Dunaway, Slavery in the American Mountain South, page 8
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Translations
Danish husmandssted, husmandsbrug
- husmandsstedsmall farm
- husmandsbrugsmall farm
Finnish pientila
- pientilasmall farm
Greek μικροκαλλιέργεια
- μικροκαλλιέργεια (mikrokalliérgeia)small farm
Hungarian kisbirtok, törpebirtok
- kisbirtoksmall farm
- törpebirtoksmall farm
Norwegian Bokmål småbruk
- småbruksmall farm
Polish niewielkie gospodarstwo rolne
- niewielkie gospodarstwo rolnesmall farm
Cite this entry
APA
smallholding. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/smallholding
MLA
“smallholding.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/smallholding. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “smallholding,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/smallholding.
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