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latifundium

American  
[lat-uh-fuhn-dee-uhm] / ˌlæt əˈfʌn di əm /

noun

Roman History.

plural

latifundia

  1. a great estate.

latifundium British  
/ ˌlætɪˈfʌndɪəm /

noun

  1. a large agricultural estate, esp one worked by slaves in ancient Rome

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Etymology

Origin of latifundium

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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