Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
urban homesteading — urban homesteader. homesteading (def. 2). [1970 75; HOMESTEAD + ING1] * * * urban homesteading, a program of the U.S. government to restore run down urban areas by offering ownership of abandoned or neglected housing in return for repairing a… … Useful english dictionary
urban homesteading — {n.}, {informal} Renovation and occupation through cooperative ownership by tenants of previously abandoned city apartment buildings. * /Urban homesteading is on the rise in many big American cities these days./ … Dictionary of American idioms
urban\ homesteading — noun informal Renovation and occupation through cooperative ownership by tenants of previously abandoned city apartment buildings. Urban homesteading is on the rise in many big American cities these days … Словарь американских идиом
urban homesteading — urban homesteader. homesteading (def. 2). [1970 75; HOMESTEAD + ING1] * * * … Universalium
urban homesteading — /ɜbən ˈhoʊmstɛdɪŋ/ (say erbuhn hohmsteding) noun the practice of adopting a lifestyle of homesteading (def. 2) in an urban or suburban environment, as by growing produce, cultivating arts and crafts, making one s own bread, beer, etc., keeping… …
Homesteading — Broadly defined, homesteading is a lifestyle of simple, agrarian self sufficiency.Current practiceCurrently the term homesteading [ [http://selfsufficientish.com SelfSufficientish provides much information to the aspiring homsteader, no date.]… … Wikipedia
homesteading — /hohm sted ing/, n. 1. an act or instance of establishing a homestead. 2. a federal program to improve deteriorating urban areas by offering abandoned or foreclosed houses to persons who agree to repair them and live in them for a specified… … Universalium
homesteading — /hohm sted ing/, n. 1. an act or instance of establishing a homestead. 2. a federal program to improve deteriorating urban areas by offering abandoned or foreclosed houses to persons who agree to repair them and live in them for a specified… … Useful english dictionary
homesteading — /ˈhoʊmstɛdɪŋ/ (say hohmsteding) noun 1. the situation of living on a homestead. 2. the practice of living as self sufficient a lifestyle as possible, based on ecological and sustainability considerations, as by growing produce and keeping… …
United States Department of Housing and Urban Development — Coordinates: 38°53′03″N 77°01′22″W / 38.88406°N 77.02266°W / 38.88406; 77.02266 … Wikipedia
