homestead vs land

homestead and land both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
homestead	Yes	No	Yes	No
land	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, land is a hypernym of homestead; that is, land is a word with a broader meaning than homestead:

As nouns, land is a hypernym of homestead; that is, land is a word with a broader meaning than homestead:

homestead: land acquired from the United States public lands by filing a record and living on and cultivating it under the homestead law
land: extensive landed property (especially in the country) retained by the owner for his own use

Other hypernyms of homestead include acres, demesne, estate, landed estate.

homestead (noun)	land (noun)
dwelling that is usually a farmhouse and adjoining land	agriculture considered as an occupation or way of life
the home and adjacent grounds occupied by a family	a politically organized body of people under a single government
land acquired from the United States public lands by filing a record and living on and cultivating it under the homestead law	the people who live in a nation or country
	territory over which rule or control is exercised
	the territory occupied by a nation
	the solid part of the earth's surface
	material in the top layer of the surface of the earth in which plants can grow (especially with reference to its quality or use)
	extensive landed property (especially in the country) retained by the owner for his own use
	the land on which real estate is located
	a domain in which something is dominant

homestead (verb)	land (verb)
settle land given by the government and occupy it as a homestead	bring into a different state
	reach or come to rest
	cause to come to the ground
	arrive on shore
	bring ashore
	shoot at and force to come down
	deliver (a blow)