agrarian

[ uh-grair-ee-uhn ]

adjective

1. relating to land, land tenure, or the division of landed property:

   agrarian laws.

2. pertaining to the advancement of agricultural groups:

   an agrarian movement.

3. composed of or pertaining to farmers:

   an agrarian co-op.

4. rural; agricultural.
5. growing in fields; wild:

   an agrarian plant.

noun

1. a person who favors the equal division of landed property and the advancement of agricultural groups.

agrarian

/ əˈɡrɛərɪən /

adjective

1. of or relating to land or its cultivation or to systems of dividing landed property
2. of or relating to rural or agricultural matters

noun

1. a person who favours the redistribution of landed property

Derived Forms

• aˈgrarianism, noun

Other Words From

• a·grari·an·ly adverb
• nona·grari·an adjective noun
• proa·grari·an adjective
• super·a·grari·an adjective
• una·grari·an adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of agrarian¹

1610–20; < Latin agrāri ( us ) ( agr- stem of ager field, acre + -ārius -ary ) + -an; agrestal

Word History and Origins

Origin of agrarian¹

C16: from Latin agrārius, from ager field, land

Example Sentences

They had very different visions, one of an agrarian caste nation and the other an industrial power based on class, theoretically open to all races or castes.

From Salon

That’s devastating for these largely agrarian countries, where farmers rely entirely on the rains.

From New York Times

But his coalition, which ranges from the left to agrarian conservatives, is split over how far to liberalise the law.

From BBC

That threat is existential and highly documented: namely, the digital revolution has done to the analog world of art, media and communication what the industrial revolution did to agrarian and handicraft economies a century before.

From Los Angeles Times

Some South Koreans speak proudly of the chaebol for having helped transform the country from a war-ravaged agrarian economy into a global export powerhouse.

From New York Times

Related Words

• agricultural
• rural