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estate
/ɪˈsteɪt/ noun [C]Definition
LAND › a large area of land in the countryside that is owned by one person or organization: a country estate
BUILDINGS UK › an area with a lot of buildings of the same type: an industrial estate
POSSESSIONS › the possessions and money that someone owns when they die: She left her entire estate to a charity for cats. → See also housing estate → See also real estate
(Definition of estate noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary
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