adjective / noun
agrarian
uh-GRAIR-ee-un/əˈɡreriən/
Concerned with agriculture and the ownership or use of farmland.
The farmer's work among the crop rows reflects an agrarian way of life.
Etymology
The field root gives agrarian its connection to land. The adjective often concerned the division or sharing of landed property before developing its specialized association with cultivated land and farming.
In context
efforts to break up the large plantation holdings into a myriad of small subsistence farmers' holdings, an agrarian revolution.
More examples
- The region remained largely agrarian until factories arrived.
- Several agrarians demanded a fairer distribution of farmland.
- An agrarian campaign pressed for stronger support for small farms.
Forms
agrarian · agrarians
Similar words
- agricultural
- Relates to farming without necessarily involving land ownership or politics.
- rural
- Refers to the countryside, including activities other than farming.