agrarian

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle French agrarien, from Latin agrarius (of the land), from stem of ager (field) + -arius.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /əˈɡɹɛ(ə)ɹi.ən/
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Adjective[edit]

agrarian (comparative more agrarian, superlative most agrarian)

  1. Of, or relating to, the ownership, tenure and cultivation of land.
  2. Agricultural or rural.
  3. (botany) wild; said of plants growing in a cultivated field.

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Noun[edit]

agrarian (plural agrarians)

  1. A person who advocates the political interests of working farmers

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Romanian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from French agrarien.

Adjective[edit]

agrarian m or n (feminine singular agrariană, masculine plural agrarieni, feminine and neuter plural agrariene)

  1. agrarian

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