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gård

Pronunciation: /ɡoːrd/

“gård” is a Swedish word. Its 8 meanings in English:

noun

  1. a property with houses in the countryside (sometimes along with farmland, pasture, etc.); an estate, a homestead, a farmstead, a ranch, etc.
  2. a farm
  3. a property with a main building and smaller buildings (more generally); often translatable as "center"
  4. a property (even more generally); often translatable as "center" as well
  5. a yard (open area adjoining a house or other building)
  6. a courtyard
  7. a yard (enclosed area designated for a specific purpose)
  8. fence

Etymology

From Old Swedish garþer, from Old Norse garðr, from Proto-Germanic *gardaz, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰórdʰos, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰerdʰ- (“to enclose”).

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