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   Squatting

   In the nineteenth century, a squatter was a person who occupied a large tract of Crown land in order to graze livestock. ... In England and Wales, the term 'squatting' usually refers to occupying an empty house in a city.
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   Squatter (game)

   Squatter is a board game that was launched at the Royal Melbourne Show in 1962, invented by Robert C. Lloyd. ... All articles with unsourced statements
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   Squat

   Squatter's rights, referring to the legal term adverse possession. ... Squat also refers to the pitching motion of a car when under acceleration. i.e. rear end moves down, front end moves up.
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   Adverse possession

   The homestead principle and squatter's rights embody the most basic concept of property and ownership, which can be summed up by the adage "possession is nine-tenths of the law"; in other words, "the person who uses the property owns it"; likewise, "use it or lose it".
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   Shanty town

   Alternatively, it could have been derived from the Irish sean tí, meaning "old house" or from the Nahuatl word chantli "home". ... Squatter camps or imijondolo in South Africa
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   María Ruiz de Burton

   The story of The Squatter and the Don fictionally documents the many Californio families that lost their land due to squatters and litigation. ... Major Themes
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   Istanbul

   Due to Istanbul's exponential growth during the second half of the 20th century, a significant portion of the city consists of gecekondus, a Turkish word created in the 1940s meaning "built overnight" and refers to the illegally constructed squatter buildings that comprise entire neighborhoods and run rampant in the outskirts of Turkey’s largest cities; especially Istanbul, Ankara, İzmir, and Bursa.
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   Frank M. Ziebach

   He was known as the "squatter governor" of the Dakota Territory. ... He was mayor of Sioux City for two terms 1868-69 and 1869-70.
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   Squatting (pastoral)

   In Australian history, 'squatter' referred to those who occupied large tracts of Crown land in order to graze livestock. ... Hence the term, Squattocracy, a play on Aristocracy
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    Squat toilet

    A squat toilet (also known as an Eastern or floor-level toilet) is a toilet used by squatting, rather than sitting. ... All articles that may contain original research

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