granary

noun

gra·​na·​ry ˈgrā-nə-rē  ˈgra- 

plural granaries

1

a

: a storehouse for threshed grain

b

: a region producing grain in abundance

2

: a chief source or storehouse

Examples of granary in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Along the nearby Motława River, former granaries and warehouses now house cafés and restaurants, a reminder of the city’s long maritime history. —Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 21 May 2026

Kati Bihu is celebrated in the Hindu calendar month of Karttika (Kati in Assamese; falling in October), when rice saplings are transplanted and granaries are mostly empty. —Tamanna Nangia, Encyclopedia Britannica, 10 Apr. 2026

Known as a granary tree, the same tree is often used year after year and may contain upward of 50,000 acorns. —Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Feb. 2026

This never felt more poignant to me than at House on Fire, which is actually not the remains of a house, but of ancient granaries constructed by the Ancestral Puebloan people. —Maya Silver, Outside, 20 Jan. 2026

Word History

Etymology

Latin granarium, from granum grain

First Known Use

1570, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Rhymes for granary

• cannery
• tannery

Kids Definition

granary

noun

gra·​na·​ry ˈgrān-(ə-)rē  ˈgran- 

plural granaries

1

: a storehouse for grain

2

: a region producing plenty of grain