Mas (Mediterranean farmhouse)

A mas (Occitan: [ˈmas], Catalan: [ˈmas]) in the Provence and Midi; masia (Catalan pronunciation: [maˈzia], Sardinian pronunciation: [maˈzia]) in Catalonia, Balearic Islands, the Land of Valencia and Sardinia; or masía (Spanish pronunciation: [maˈsia]) in Aragon is a traditional farmhouse. == Description == A mas was the centre of a largely self-sufficient economic unit, which could produce its own fruit, vegetables, grain, milk, meat and even silkworms.

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