noun
a grant of public land (as to a railway or college) (Freq. 1)
• Hypernyms: ↑grant, ↑assignment
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a tract of land given by the government, as for colleges or railroads.
[1850-55]
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land grant noun
A grant of public land (to a college, etc)
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Main Entry: ↑land
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land grant,
a grant of land; gift of land by the government for colleges, railroads, roads, or other public projects. Land grant colleges or universities are institutions that receive federal aid in land or money under the Morrill Acts of 1862 and 1890, which permitted each state to use public lands to support at least one agricultural or industrial college.
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n. a grant of public land, esp. to an institution, organization, or to particular groups of people
Useful english dictionary. 2012.