ESTANCIA

Etymology

Noun

estancia (plural estancias)

A large rural estate in Latin America; a kind of ranch.

Anagrams

• Ectasian, actinase, astacein, canasite

Etymology

Proper noun

Estancia

A town, the county seat of Torrance County, New Mexico, United States.

A municipality of Iloilo, the Philippines.

Anagrams

• Ectasian, actinase, astacein, canasite

Source: Wiktionary


Es*tan"ci*a, n. Etym: [Sp. See Stanza.]

Definition: A grazing; a country house. [Spanish America]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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