agrarian

 
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agrarian

  (ə-grâr'ē-ən) pronunciation
adj.
  1. Relating to or concerning the land and its ownership, cultivation, and tenure.
    1. Relating to agricultural or rural matters.
    2. Intended to further agricultural interests: agrarian lobbyists.
n.

A person who favors equitable distribution of land.

[From Latin agrārius, from ager, agr-, field.]

agrarianly a·grar'i·an·ly adv.
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Describing an agricultural system which combines horticulture with the rearing of animals.

 
Literary Glossary: Agrarians

A group of Southern American writers of the 1930s and 1940s who fostered an economic and cultural program for the South based on agriculture, in opposition to the industrial society of the North. The term can refer to any group that promotes the value of farm life and agricultural society.

 
WordNet: agrarian
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The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1:
  Synonyms: agricultural, farming


 
Translations: Translations for: Agrarian

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - landbrugs-, dyrknings-
n. - agrar, forkæmper for bøndernes rettigheder, medlem af bondeparti

Nederlands (Dutch)
agrarisch, voorstander van herverdeling landbezit

Français (French)
adj. - agraire
n. - (Pol, Hist) agrarien(ne)

Deutsch (German)
adj. - Agrar-, landwirtschaftlich
n. - Befürworter der Verteilung des Grundbesitzes und der Bildung von Kooperativen

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - αγροτικός, γεωργικός

Italiano (Italian)
agrario

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - agrário, campestre

Русский (Russian)
земельный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - agrario, agrícola
n. - agrario, agrícola

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - agrarisk, agrar-

中文(简体) (Chinese (Simplified))
耕地的, 土地的, 农业的, 平均地权论者

中文(繁體) (Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 耕地的, 土地的, 農業的
n. - 平均地權論者

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 토지의, 농업의
n. - 토지 균분[국유]론자

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 土地の, 農地の, 農業の, 野生の, 耕地の
n. - 土地均分論者

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) أرضي, حقلي, زراعي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮נוגע לאדמה או לעיבודה, חקלאי, אגררי‬
n. - ‮אדם הקורא לחלוקה מחדש של הנכסים הקרקעיים‬


 
 

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