agrarian

[ uh-grair-ee-uhn ]
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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.

  1. composed of or pertaining to farmers: an agrarian co-op.

  2. rural; agricultural.

  3. 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.

Origin of agrarian

1
1610–20; <Latin agrāri(us) (agr- stem of ager field, acre + -ārius-ary) + -an; cf. agrestal

Other words from agrarian

  • 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

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British Dictionary definitions for agrarian

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

Origin of agrarian

1
C16: from Latin agrārius, from ager field, land

Derived forms of agrarian

  • agrarianism, noun

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