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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A government grant of public land for a railroad, highway, or state college.

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  • noun US A grant of land by the US government to encourage the development of western states, especially land transportation and practical higher education.

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  • noun a grant of public land (as to a railway or college)

Etymologies

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c. 1860

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