Definitions for land grant
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
land′ grant`(n.)
a tract of land given by the government, as for colleges or railroads.
Category: Government
Origin of land grant:
1850–55
Princeton's WordNet
land grant(noun)
a grant of public land (as to a railway or college)
Wiktionary
land grant(Noun)
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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