Land Grant Definition
landgrant
noun
An appropriation of public land by the government for a railroad, state college, etc.
Webster's New World
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adjective
Designating any of a number of colleges and universities originally given federal aid, esp. by land grants, on condition that they offer instruction in agriculture and the mechanical arts: they are now supported by the individual states with supplementary federal funds.
Webster's New World
Alternative spelling of land grant.
Wiktionary
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Other Word Forms of Land Grant
Noun
Singular:
land grant
Plural:
land grantsOrigin of Land Grant
c. 1860
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