farmstead
noun
farm·stead
ˈfärm-ˌsted 
: the buildings and adjacent service areas of a farm
broadly
: a farm with its buildings
Examples of farmstead in a Sentence
many of the area's proud, old farmsteads have been bulldozed by developers to make way for condominiums
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Sample local farmstead cheeses at Noble Rind Cheese Company, get picnic fixings at Viroqua Food Co+op, and for dinner, reserve a table at The Driftless Cafe, with a menu that changes nightly but always focuses on local, fresh cuisine.
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Katy Spratte Joyce, Midwest Living, 31 Mar. 2026
Camouflaged in a valley speckled with just a handful of villas and farmsteads, the 16 stone houses overlook the naked dunes and sensational sunsets of Livadia Bay.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Mar. 2026
Sound of Falling Mascha Schilinski’s prism of a movie is about a house, a farmstead in the Altmark region of Germany that’s inhabited by four different generations of families.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2025
After his studies in Salzburg, Austria, and South Africa, Christian Haider faced this scenario with his parents’ farmstead.
—Mailin Sophie Zieser, Architectural Digest, 22 Nov. 2025
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Katy Spratte Joyce, Midwest Living, 31 Mar. 2026
Camouflaged in a valley speckled with just a handful of villas and farmsteads, the 16 stone houses overlook the naked dunes and sensational sunsets of Livadia Bay.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Mar. 2026
Sound of Falling Mascha Schilinski’s prism of a movie is about a house, a farmstead in the Altmark region of Germany that’s inhabited by four different generations of families.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2025
After his studies in Salzburg, Austria, and South Africa, Christian Haider faced this scenario with his parents’ farmstead.
—Mailin Sophie Zieser, Architectural Digest, 22 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for farmstead
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“Farmstead.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/farmstead. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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farmstead
noun
farm·stead
-ˌsted
: the buildings and nearby service areas of a farm
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