agrarian
Americanadjective
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relating to land, land tenure, or the division of landed property.
agrarian laws.
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pertaining to the advancement of agricultural groups.
an agrarian movement.
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composed of or pertaining to farmers.
an agrarian co-op.
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rural; agricultural.
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growing in fields; wild.
an agrarian plant.
noun
adjective
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of or relating to land or its cultivation or to systems of dividing landed property
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of or relating to rural or agricultural matters
noun
Other Word Forms
- agrarianism noun
- agrarianly adverb
- nonagrarian adjective
- proagrarian adjective
- superagrarian adjective
- unagrarian adjective
Etymology
Origin of agrarian
1610–20; < Latin agrāri ( us ) ( agr- stem of ager field, acre + -ārius -ary ) + -an; agrestal
Example Sentences
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This framework also helps explain why agrarian societies, which normally benefit from living spread out, sometimes gathered in cities despite the financial and social costs.
From Science Daily • Nov. 26, 2025
Famed for its farming, cheeses and wine, this hilly, rural countryside feels cut off from modernity: an agrarian past perfectly preserved in an uncertain present.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 14, 2025
The books depict events from the Civil War to the present, moving among an assortment of characters from the agrarian region’s closely intertwined families.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 23, 2025
The agrarian rebellion of the 1880s and 1890s was led by farmers at a time when literacy was far from universal and rural areas were incredibly isolated by today’s standards.
From Salon • Aug. 24, 2025
And the idea of remaining in a poor agrarian setting, in any capacity, was anathema to a child with such prodigious talents and cocky self-assurance.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
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