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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesminifundio
Pronunciation / Transliteration: miniˈfundjo
"El minifundio es característico de las zonas rurales con alta densidad de población."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
An extremely small farm or agricultural landholding that is typically insufficient to support a single family adequately.
"The proliferation of the minifundium in the region has led to severe rural poverty and intensive subsistence farming." - 2
A system of land tenure characterized by the fragmentation of agricultural land into very small plots.
"Agrarian reforms were introduced to address the structural inefficiencies caused by the traditional minifundium system."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Modern Latin, combining the Latin prefix 'mini-' (meaning small) with 'fundium' or 'fundus' (meaning a piece of land, farm, or estate). The term was popularized in agricultural economics and geography during the mid-20th century to describe extremely small agricultural landholdings, contrasting directly with large latifundia.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Minifundium" is said worldwide
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minifundia
Transliteration: mini-fɔ̃-dja
"La prolifération des minifundia rend l'agriculture de subsistance très difficile."
Minifundium
Transliteration: miːniˈfʊndium
"Ein Minifundium ist oft zu klein, um eine Familie zu ernähren."
minifondo
Transliteration: miniˈfondo
"Il minifondo non garantisce un reddito sufficiente ai contadini."
minifundio
Transliteration: miniˈfundjo
"El minifundio es característico de las zonas rurales con alta densidad de población."
minifúndio
Transliteration: miniˈfũdju
"O minifúndio limita a modernização das técnicas agrícolas."
लघु जोत
Transliteration: laghu jot
"लघु जोत के कारण किसानों की आर्थिक स्थिति कमजोर हो जाती है।"
微型农场
Transliteration: wēixíng nóngchǎng
"微型农场通常无法提供足够的家庭经济来源。"
소농지
Transliteration: sonongji
"소농지는 농업 생산성을 크게 제한합니다."
小地主制農地
Transliteration: shōjinushisei nōchi
"ミニフンディウムの存在が農業の効率化を妨げている。"
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