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10 Language-to-English DictionariesFarm
/fɑːrm/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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An area of land and its buildings used for growing crops and raising animals.
"They raise dairy cows and grow corn on their family farm."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Middle English 'ferme', meaning a fixed rent or lease, stemming from the Medieval Latin 'firma' (fixed agreement/tribute). Over centuries, the term shifted from denoting a fixed payment of rent to designating the land held under such a lease, specifically land devoted to agriculture.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Farm" is said worldwide
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ferme
Transliteration: ferme
"Les animaux de la ferme sont nourris le matin."
Bauernhof
Transliteration: Bauernhof
"Der Bauernhof hat viele Kühe und Pferde."
fattoria
Transliteration: fattoria
"La fattoria produce verdure fresche ogni giorno."
granja
Transliteration: granja
"Los niños visitaron la granja para ver a los animales."
fazenda
Transliteration: fazenda
"Eles cultivam trigo na grande fazenda."
खेत
Transliteration: khet
"किसान अपने खेत में काम कर रहा है।"
农场
Transliteration: nóngchǎng
"他们在农场里养了许多鸡。"
농장
Transliteration: nongjang
"우리는 주말에 할아버지 농장에 갔습니다."
農場
Transliteration: nōjō
"その農場では新鮮な牛乳を作っています。"
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