First Known Use: 1704
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estancia
noun es·tan·cia \e-ˈstän(t)s-(ˌ)yä\
Definition of ESTANCIA
: a South American cattle ranch or stock farm
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Origin of ESTANCIA
American Spanish, from Spanish, stay, room, from Vulgar Latin *stantia — more at stance
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