agrarian
Americanadjective
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relating to land, land tenure, or the division of landed property.
agrarian laws.
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pertaining to the advancement of agricultural groups.
an agrarian movement.
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composed of or pertaining to farmers.
an agrarian co-op.
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rural; agricultural.
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growing in fields; wild.
an agrarian plant.
noun
adjective
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of or relating to land or its cultivation or to systems of dividing landed property
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of or relating to rural or agricultural matters
noun
Other Word Forms
- agrarianism noun
- agrarianly adverb
- nonagrarian adjective
- proagrarian adjective
- superagrarian adjective
- unagrarian adjective
Etymology
Origin of agrarian
1610–20; < Latin agrāri ( us ) ( agr- stem of ager field, acre + -ārius -ary ) + -an; agrestal
Example Sentences
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This framework also helps explain why agrarian societies, which normally benefit from living spread out, sometimes gathered in cities despite the financial and social costs.
From Science Daily • Nov. 26, 2025
America’s transformation during the 19th century from an agrarian backwater into a global power was captained by men who engaged in maneuvers that would be completely illegal today but weren’t at the time.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 2, 2025
The change South Korea has undergone is seismic: in a generation, it has gone from a war-torn agrarian society to a developed economy.
From BBC • Aug. 8, 2025
Rooted in agrarian traditions, the term originates from the Old French glener and the Latin glennare, meaning "to gather."
From Salon • Jan. 28, 2025
We were agrarian, unsophisticated, industrious people, Jews and Christians alike, whose lives revolved around family, our religious calendars, and the seasons of sowing and reaping.
From "The Boy on the Wooden Box" by Leon Leyson
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