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- DictionaryLand grant/land ɡrant/
noun
- 1. a grant of public land, especially to an institution, organization, or to particular groups of people: North American "land grant colleges"
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Gift of real estate – land or its use privileges – made by a government or other authority
A land grant is a gift of real estate—land or its use privileges—made by a government or other authority as an incentive, means of enabling works, or as a reward for services to an individual, especially in return for military service. Grants of land are also awarded to individuals and companies as incentives to develop unused land in relatively unpopulated countries; the process of awarding land ... Wikipedia