Estância

n. cattle ranch in South America; large landed estate in south America; grazing

An Estancia is a Latin American ranch. These ranches are usually larger than ranches in North America. Estancias are present in many Latin American countries, especially Argentina and Chile. Gauchos, the equivalent of a North American Cowboy, usually run these ranches.Several cities and villages, mainly but not exclusively in Latin America, grew out of such ranches and are named accordingly, for example:Estância in Sergipe state, BrazilEstancia, Iloilo in the province of Iloilo, Philippines.Estancia El Brete, Salta Province, Argentina
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Estância is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Sergipe. Its population was 62,218 (2005) and its area is 642 km².
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n. stay; dwelling, abode; living room; farm, ranch; imprisonment; residence; stanza

n. stanza, verse

v. stop; sojourn, abide

(n.)
A grazing; a country house.