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agrarian

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a·grar·i·an  (-grâr-n)
adj.
1. Relating to or concerning the land and its ownership, cultivation, and tenure.
2.
a. Relating to agricultural or rural matters.
b. Intended to further agricultural interests: agrarian lobbyists.
n.
A person who favors equitable distribution of land.

[From Latin agrrius, from ager, agr-, field; see agro- in Indo-European roots.]

a·grari·an·ly adv.

agrarian [əˈgrɛərɪən]
adj
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Agriculture) of or relating to land or its cultivation or to systems of dividing landed property
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Agriculture) of or relating to rural or agricultural matters
n
(Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a person who favours the redistribution of landed property
[from Latin agrārius, from ager field, land]
agrarianism  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.agrarianagrarian - relating to rural matters; "an agrarian (or agricultural) society"; "farming communities"
rural - living in or characteristic of farming or country life; "rural people"; "large rural households"; "unpaved rural roads"; "an economy that is basically rural"

agrarian
adjective agricultural, country, land, farming, rural, rustic, agrestic a highly developed agrarian economy
industrial, urban
Translations
agrarian [əˈgrɛərɪən]
A. ADJagrario
B. CPD agrarian reform Nreforma f agraria
agrarian revolution Nrevolución f agraria
agrarian [əˈgrɛərɪən] adj [reform, economy, society] → agraire
agrarian
adjAgrar-; agrarian reformAgrarreform f; agrarian societyAgrargesellschaft f
agrarian [əˈgrɛərɪən] adjagrario/a


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Section II has made clear the relations of the Communists to the existing working-class parties, such as the Chartists in England and the Agrarian Reformers in America.
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In memory of her sorrows Demeter establishes the Eleusinian mysteries (which, however, were purely agrarian in origin).
 
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