latifundium

[ lat-uh-fuhn-dee-uhm ]

noun,plural lat·i·fun·di·a [lat-uh-fuhn-dee-uh]. /ˌlæt əˈfʌn di ə/. Roman History.
  1. a great estate.

Origin of latifundium

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1620–30; <Latin, equivalent to lāt(us) wide, broad + -i--i- + fund(us) a piece of land, farm, estate + -ium-ium

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latifundium

/ (ˌlætɪˈfʌndɪəm) /


nounplural -dia (-dɪə)
  1. a large agricultural estate, esp one worked by slaves in ancient Rome

Origin of latifundium

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C17: from Latin lātus broad + fundus farm, estate

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