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lat·i·fun·di·um | \ ˌla-tə-ˈfən-dē-əm 
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\ plural latifundia\ ˌla-tə-ˈfən-dē-ə \
\Definition of latifundium
: a great landed estate with primitive agriculture and labor often in a state of partial servitude
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The first known use of latifundium was in 1869
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