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Pronunciation / Transliteration: jisho
"彼らは郊外に大きな地所を持っています。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
An extensive area of land in the country, often with a large house, owned by one person, family, or organization.
"They live on a vast country estate surrounded by ancient woodlands." - 2
All the money and property owned by a particular person, especially at death.
"His estate was divided equally among his three children."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Old French 'estat', meaning condition, rank, or status, originating from the Latin 'status' (state, condition), from 'stare' (to stand). Historically, it evolved to denote a person's social standing, then expanded to refer to their accumulated property, land holdings, and possessions.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Estate" is said worldwide
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domaine
Transliteration: /dɔ.mɛn/
"Il possède un grand domaine à la campagne."
Anwesen
Transliteration: /ˈanzveːzn̩/
"Das Gut umfasst ein großes Anwesen."
tenuta
Transliteration: /teˈnu.ta/
"La famiglia possiede una bella tenuta in Toscana."
finca
Transliteration: /ˈfiŋ.ka/
"Compraron una gran finca en las afueras de la ciudad."
propriedade
Transliteration: /pɾo.pɾi.aˈda.dʒi/
"Eles herdaram uma vasta propriedade no campo."
संपत्ति
Transliteration: sampatti
"यह उसकी पुश्तैनी संपत्ति है।"
地产
Transliteration: dìchǎn
"他在郊区买了一个大地产。"
사유지
Transliteration: sayuji
"그 저택은 거대한 사유지로 둘러싸여 있다."
地所
Transliteration: jisho
"彼らは郊外に大きな地所を持っています。"
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