agrarian
adjective
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Definition of agrarian
(Entry 1 of 2)
1 : of or relating to fields or lands or their tenure agrarian landscapes
2a : of, relating to, or characteristic of farmers or their way of life agrarian values
b : organized or designed to promote agricultural interests an agrarian political party
agrarian
nounDefinition of agrarian (Entry 2 of 2)
: a member of an agrarian party or movement (see agrarian entry 1 sense 2b)
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Synonyms: Adjective
Antonyms: Adjective
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Examples of agrarian in a Sentence
Adjective
a town founded in 1811 as an agrarian communityRecent Examples on the Web: Adjective
The issue has particularly polarized Nigeria, especially in the Middle Belt, the agrarian bread basket that stretches across the country. — Emmanuel Akinwotu, New York Times, "Nigeria’s Farmers and Herders Fight a Deadly Battle for Scarce Resources," 25 June 2018 And all of them encourage kids to do, and take responsibility for, tasks that are part of our agrarian past. — Anne Schamberg, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Farming out the kids: Gathering eggs, milking cows, cooking teach about country life," 3 July 2018 For an agrarian society like England, the factory generated a wistfulness for the bucolic agricultural past. — Jennifer Szalai, New York Times, "In ‘Behemoth,’ Manufacturing Still Looms Large," 7 Mar. 2018 The interior boasts limestone walls and exposed wooden beams to add to the agrarian feel, while the exterior is clad in charred timber. — Alex Bazeley, Curbed, "Modern farmhouse highlights glass and charred timber," 6 July 2018 In agrarian societies, tied to the land and the seasons, flower crowns had great symbolic meaning. — Laird Borrelli-persson, Vogue, "The Best Flower Crowns of All Time, From Frida Kahlo to Jennifer Lawrence," 22 June 2018 Inspired by Wirzba, and also by writer and agrarian Wendell Berry, Detmer began exploring ideas for North Lawndale. — Greg Trotter, chicagotribune.com, "Farm on Ogden aims to bring fresh produce and jobs to troubled North Lawndale," 12 June 2018 Rather than setting his version in a small agrarian community — where people remain close to nature’s rhythms and everybody knows everybody else’s business — Mr. Stone took a contrarian approach. — Ben Brantley, New York Times, "Review: A Blistering Billie Piper Unravels Brilliantly in ‘Yerma’," 28 Mar. 2018 Two ministries run by Rosario Robles, now secretary of agrarian development, saw 1.3bn pesos vanish from their coffers. — The Economist, "How Andrés Manuel López Obrador will remake Mexico," 23 June 2018Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
There are the populares of Ancient Rome, the agrarians of nineteenth-century Wisconsin, and the Peronists of twentieth-century Argentina. — Yascha Mounk, New Republic, "What the rise of populist movements means for democracy.," 19 July 2017 Jefferson, an agrarian, generally opposed a strong central government. — Jonathan W. White, Smithsonian, "Thomas Jefferson, Aaron Burr and the American Way of Treason," 17 Mar. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'agrarian.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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English Language Learners Definition of agrarian
: of or relating to farms and farming
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