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agrarian Definition

agrar·ian (ə grerē ən)

adjective

  1. relating to land or to the ownership or division of land
  2. of agriculture or farmers generally
  3. promoting land reform or the interests of farmers

Etymology: < L agrarius < ager, a field: see acre

noun

a person who advocates agrarian reform, esp. a more equitable division of land

agrarian Related Forms
agrari·an·ism′ (-iz′əm) noun
agrarian Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • reform: The nature of a system determines the nature of the agrarian reform, not vise versa.
  • capitalism: It managed to combine putting itself at the service of agrarian capitalism with retaining its social power over the masses.
  • unrest: This was the cause of the agrarian unrest among the rural population.
  • revolt: What was critical in the case of agrarian revolts was much more usually the land itself.
  • revolution: The agrarian revolution, which has taken place in Western Europe, still has to take place in the East.
  • economy: This is already affecting the agrarian economy of the region.

Modifying Another Word

  • predominantly: Sections of the Armenian population were differentiated from the predominantly agrarian, peasant population of Ottoman Turkey by economic position.
  • largely: That is the conclusion of an analysis of household survey data from Nepal, a largely agrarian society with a sparse road network.
  • essentially: The essentially agrarian economy of the District is symbolized by the sheaves of wheat.
  • primarily: Prior to 1959, the Cuban economy was underdeveloped and primarily agrarian in character.
  • mainly: There are a total 460 ' thanas ' or sub-districts in this mainly agrarian country.
  • just: The so-called Rockite movement was more than just agrarian unrest.

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