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Adjective

agrarian

adj.
C1 Advanced US /əˈɡɹɛɹiən/ UK /æɡɹˈeəɹiən/ agrar·i·an UK spelling agrarians Agriculture Botany

adj.relating to farming and the way land is owned or used. It describes societies or laws that focus on growing food and managing fields.

adj.relating to cultivated land, the ownership of land, or the advancement of agricultural interests. Often describes societies whose economy is based primarily on farming.


SIMPLE

The country is moving from an agrarian economy to an industrial one.

CONTEXTUAL

The government introduced new agrarian reforms to help small farmers own the land they worked.

COMPLEX

The transition from nomadic lifestyles to settled agrarian communities marked a fundamental shift in human social structure and the development of permanent settlements.

Usage

Typically used attributively before a noun like 'society', 'reform', or 'economy'.


From Middle French agrarien, from Latin agrarius (“of the land”), from stem of ager (“field”) + -arius.

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

This entry
Origin Latin agrarius
Level C1 · Advanced
Frequency Frequent
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