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‖Hacienda (äˌthḗ‑ā́nˈdȧ or  häˌsĭ‑ĕnˈdȧ), n. [Sp., fr. OSp. facienda employment, estate, fr. L. facienda, pl. of faciendum what is to be done, fr. facere to do. See Fact.]
    1. A large estate where work of any kind is done, as agriculture, manufacturing, mining, or raising of animals; a cultivated farm, with a good house, in distinction from a farming establishment with rude huts for herdsmen, etc.; -- a word used in Spanish-American regions.

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    2. The main residence of a hacienda1.

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