名词 homestead:

1. the home and adjacent grounds occupied by a family

2. land acquired from the United States public lands by filing a record and living on and cultivating it under the homestead law

3. dwelling that is usually a farmhouse and adjoining land

动词 homestead:

1. settle land given by the government and occupy it as a homestead

homen.家；家庭；收容所；栖息地；发源地adv.在家；回家；在国内；回国；正中目标adj.家用的；国内的；总部的；（比赛）主场的v.提供住处；朝向homebornadj.土生土长的

1. Burglars ransacked the stately home.
   盗贼洗劫了这所富丽堂皇的住宅。
2. This palace was home to French royalty.
   这座宫殿是法国皇族的住宅。