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The definition of agrarian is relating to land, the ownership of land or to farming.

(adjective)

A town based around farming is an example of an agrarian community.

See agrarian in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

relating to land or to the ownership or division of land
of agriculture or farmers generally
promoting land reform or the interests of farmers

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

noun

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

Related Forms:

agrarianism noun

See agrarian in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective

Relating to or concerning the land and its ownership, cultivation, and tenure.
a. Relating to agricultural or rural matters.
b. Intended to further agricultural interests: agrarian lobbyists.

noun

A person who favors equitable distribution of land.

Origin:

Origin: From Latin agrārius

Origin: , from ager, agr-, field; see agro- in Indo-European roots

Related Forms:

a·grarˈi·an·ly adverb

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