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Meanings of allotments in English

Portuguese
schrebergarten
Spanish
huerto familiar
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Plot of land sub-divided into smaller parcels for individual, non-commercial gardening or growing of food plants.

        schrebergarten
        Usage of allotments in English
        1
        More recent figures are subject to change as over-allotments are taken up.
        Reuters
        2
        Look for the broken-down open gate to the right of the allotments.
        The Guardian
        3
        These figures include areas such as parks, gardens, allotments and sports pitches.
        The Guardian
        4
        The plans of Gracchus for planting colonies and distributing allotments were nullified.
        The World's Greatest Books — Volume 11 — Ancient and Mediæval Hi...
        5
        Great gum-tree stumps were grievously prevalent, alike in Melbourne streets and allotments.
        Personal Recollections of Early Melbourne and Victoria
        6
        Six people gave up their allotments in the weeks following Lea's murder.
        The Guardian
        7
        The enclosures were now done by statutory commissions to ensure equitable allotments.
        Our Legal Heritage : 600-1776 King Aethelbert - King George III
        8
        First he dueled with the commissioners over the size of the allotments.
        Empire of the Summer Moon
        9
        And there were a couple of watertaps on the group of allotments.
        The Irish Times
        10
        Most land came to be privately held from community-witnessed allotments or inheritance.
        Our Legal Heritage : 600-1776 King Aethelbert - King George III
        11
        From his store Ootah silently doled out allotments until starvation confronted him.
        The Eternal Maiden
        12
        Land for allotments, at any rate, he had set his heart on.
        Robert Elsmere
        13
        The Dutch houses soon gave way to pleasant allotments and orchards.
        New york: the novel
        14
        Unlike contract plans, prepaid plans do not have set usage allotments.
        The South African
        15
        Here in Hampstead allotments are as plentiful as blackberries in autumn.
        Three Acres and Liberty
        16
        It's one of Dublin's last city allotments, dating from the first World War.
        The Irish Times
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