smallholding Syllabification: (small·hold·ing)Pronunciation: /ˈsmôlhōldiNG/Translate smallholding | into German Definition of smallholding noun chiefly British an agricultural holding smaller than a farm. the practice of farming a smallholding:cooperation with neighbors is the key to successful smallholdingDerivatives smallholder noun smallholding in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of smallholding in the British & World English dictionary