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10 Language-to-English DictionariesCattle-station
/ˈkæt.əl ˌsteɪ.ʃən/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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A large pastoral lease or estate in Australia or New Zealand used for breeding and raising beef cattle.
"He spent his youth working as a stockman on a remote cattle-station in the Northern Territory."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the combination of 'cattle' (from Old Northern French catel, ultimately from Late Latin captale meaning property or wealth) and 'station' (from Latin statio, meaning a standing place or post). The compound term emerged in 19th-century Australian English to denote a large rural property dedicated to extensive beef cattle raising.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Cattle-station" is said worldwide
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ranch d'élevage bovin
Transliteration: ranch d'elevage bovin
"Il travaille dans un vaste ranch d'élevage bovin en Australie."
Rinderfarm
Transliteration: Rinderfarm
"Die Familie besitzt eine riesige Rinderfarm im Outback."
allevamento di bestiame
Transliteration: allevamento di bestiame
"Gestiscono un grande allevamento di bestiame nell'entroterra."
hacienda ganadera
Transliteration: hacienda ganadera
"Trabajó como vaquero en una gran hacienda ganadera."
fazenda de gado
Transliteration: fazenda de gado
"Eles administram uma vasta fazenda de gado no interior."
मवेशी फार्म
Transliteration: maveshi farm
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"वह ऑस्ट्रेलियाई आउटबैक में एक मवेशी फार्म पर काम करता है।"
牧牛场
Transliteration: mù niú chǎng
Script: 中文汉字
"他在澳大利亚内陆的一个大牧牛场工作。"
대규모 목장
Transliteration: daegumo mokjang
Script: 한국어 한글
"그는 호주 아웃백의 대규모 목장에서 일합니다."
牧場
Transliteration: bokujō
Script: 日本語
"彼はオーストラリアの広大な牧場で働いています。"
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