granary
noun
a storehouse or repository for grain, especially after it has been threshed or husked.
granary
American
[gray-nuh-ree, gran-uh-]
/ ˈgreɪ nə ri, ˈgræn ə- /
noun
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granaries
plural
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a storehouse or repository for grain, especially after it has been threshed or husked.
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a region that produces great quantities of grain.
granary
1
British
/ ˈɡrænərɪ, ˈɡreɪnərɪ /
noun
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a building or store room for storing threshed grain, farm feed, etc
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a region that produces a large amount of grain
Granary
2
British
/ ˈɡrænərɪ /
adjective
Other Word Forms
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Etymology
Origin of granary
1560–70; < Latin grānārium, equivalent to grān ( um ) grain + -ārium -ary
Explanation
If you're wondering where to store your grain, the simple answer is — in a granary. Not much more to say, really. A granary is where grain is stored. One clear way to remember the meaning of granary is that it sounds like what it is. If I were to ask you to invent a word that means "the place where grain is stored" you'd very likely come up with granary — though admittedly, the spelling is a little different. In the same way that wine comes from a winery, you'll find granaries the world over filled with, well, grain.
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Faria turned toward downtown, mentioning that business owners are trying to hang on but that the old granary by the railroad tracks closed not long ago.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 12, 2024
Since then, the heaviest rains in a decade have hit central China, ravaging wheat fields in an area known as the country's granary.
From Reuters ● Jul. 17, 2023
UK’s sarnie: Cut granary bread into triangles and add coronation chicken and lettuce.
From BBC ● May 10, 2023
All she knows is that her stately home in Chellanam, which withstood the test of time for nearly a century, is corroding and her granary is empty.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 25, 2023
He did not reply at once but went into the granary and came out with a handful of paddy.
From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya
Moored up in Leeds city centre's Granary Wharf, with his son on board for a few weeks, Ken says he still feels a sense of community despite not having permanent neighbours.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
Perhaps best described as an agricultural amusement park, Granary Road features a working farm, mini-golf, goat yoga, and a park with interactive, educational activities for kids.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 8, 2022
Last season, Granary of Sloboda's harvest amounted to 3,000 tons of wheat, 3,000 tons of sunflower and 1,000 tons of corn.
From Reuters ● Apr. 11, 2022
The first phase is 170 acres, and the first real actual building project, a remodeled historic Granary Building, is poised to open with clients rumored to include a public-market-style enterprise and a restaurant.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 6, 2018
I passed the Old Granary yard on my way to the roost and found the trees empty.
From Roof and Meadow by Dallas Lore Sharp
More broadly, the world is lucky that war broke out after several bountiful harvests filled granaries, says Joseph Glauber, research fellow emeritus at the International Food Policy Research Institute.
From Barron's ● Jun. 18, 2026
Many of the region’s other mountain villages were abandoned, their granaries turned into tourist attractions or, in at least one case, a “Star Wars” filming location.
From New York Times ● Jan. 19, 2023
Also among the possibilities: Iceland in winter, exploring the “birthplace of tea” in China, or strolling through the sacred granaries, casbahs and feasts of Morocco, or tracking wolves in Sweden.
From Washington Times ● May 29, 2022
Inventories of iron ore, coal and cotton are bulging at ports across the country and state granaries are overflowing.
From Reuters ● Nov. 18, 2014
The villagers followed the stream past clusters of huts and granaries perched on stilts.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
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