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agrarian
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1agrar·i·an

adjective \ə-ˈgrer-ē-ən\

Definition of AGRARIAN

1
: of or relating to fields or lands or their tenure
2
a : of, relating to, or characteristic of farmers or their way of life <agrarian values>
b : organized or designed to promote agricultural interests
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Examples of AGRARIAN

  1. a town founded in 1811 as an agrarian community

Origin of AGRARIAN

Latin agrarius, from agr-, ager field — more at acre
First Known Use: 1600

Related to AGRARIAN

Synonyms
agricultural, farming
Antonyms
nonagricultural

Other Agriculture/Gardening Terms

fallow, graft, heirloom, loam, potash, soilage, swath, tilth, windfall

Rhymes with AGRARIAN

Aquarian, barbarian, Bavarian, Bulgarian, Canarian, Cancerian, cesarean, cnidarian, contrarian, grammarian, Hungarian, librarian, Maid Marian, ovarian, riparian, rosarian, Rotarian, sectarian, Sumerian, Tartarean, Tartarian, Tocharian, Tractarian, Wagnerian

2agrarian

noun

Definition of AGRARIAN

: a member of an agrarian party or movement

First Known Use of AGRARIAN

1818

Other Agriculture/Gardening Terms

fallow, graft, heirloom, loam, potash, soilage, swath, tilth, windfall

Rhymes with AGRARIAN

Aquarian, barbarian, Bavarian, Bulgarian, cesarean, contrarian, Hungarian, Megarian

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