Ran`che*ri"a (?), n. [Sp. rancheria.]
1.
A dwelling place of a ranchero.
2.
A small settlement or collection of ranchos, or rude huts, esp. for Indians. [Sp. Amer. & Southern U. S.]
3.
Formerly, in the Philippines, a political division of the pagan tribes.
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