Agricola
Americannoun
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Georgius Georg Bauer, 1494–1555, German historian, physician, and pioneer in mineralogy.
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Gnaeus Julius a.d. 37–93, Roman general: governor of Britain.
noun
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Pietro Fusco, chief executive of Cirio Agricola, a milk producer with two farms based near Benevento, southern Italy, said the sector was already stressed after struggling for two years through the COVID-19 pandemic.
From Reuters • Mar. 18, 2022
After living in centers for unaccompanied minors, he tried to find work in Belgium, but returned to Italy, where he is now enrolled in the agricultural work program of the Cooperativa Agricola San Francesco.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 3, 2021
Harrison’s attorney, Algert Agricola, responded that the statute which outlines the laws for timely requirements when filing for primary qualification are directory, not mandatory.
From Washington Times • Dec. 17, 2015
He also likes South American farmland owners, such as SLC Agricola in Brazil and Cresud in Argentina, and electricity producers like Eletrobras in Brazil and RusHydro in Russia.
From New York Times • Feb. 9, 2015
Agricola rejected absolutely the Biblical view which, he says, was the opinion of the vulgar; further, he repudiates the alchemistic and astrological view with great vigour.
From De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 by Agricola, Georgius
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