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From: "Nancy L. Jansen Stensland" <>
Subject: Re: [DK] define words
Date: Sun, 2 Oct 2005 13:29:22 -0500
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thank you for defining the words for me; Nancy S


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From: "Susan Schon" <>
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Sent: Sunday, October 02, 2005 10:55 AM
Subject: Re: [DK] define words


> > Would someone please tell me what is a "smallholder" and a "stilling
> farmer" please?
> > thanks for the help Nancy S
>
> Hi Nancy,
>
> From the Denmark List Archives (September 23, 2002 - Ian Westergaard):
>
> From Webster's Third International Dictionary
> Small holding = a piece of land detached from a cottage, rented or owned
by
> a labouring man and cultivated to supplement his main income. Smallholder
> has the corresponding meaning.
> Ian Westergaard
>
> From: http://danish.nigilist.ru/cgi-bin/nph-dict.cgi
>
> stilling (en -er) position
> situation;
> (erhverv, livsstilling) occupation;
> (samfundsstilling) position,
> (politisk stilling, retsstilling) status;
>
> Hope this helps.
> Sue
>
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