agrarian

UK: /əˈgrɛərɪən/ US: /əˈgrɛriən/ ,(ə grâr′ē ən)

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026

a•grar•i•an /əˈgrɛriən/   adj. 

1. relating to land, land ownership, or the division of agricultural property.
2. rural;
   agricultural:
   an agrarian nation.

n. [countable]

3. a person who favors the equal division of land.

a•grar•i•an•ism, n. [uncountable] See -agr-.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

a•grar•i•an  (ə grâr′ē ən), adj. 

1. relating to land, land tenure, or the division of landed property:
   agrarian laws.
2. pertaining to the advancement of agricultural groups:
   an agrarian movement.
3. composed of or pertaining to farmers:
   an agrarian co-op.
4. rural;
   agricultural.
5. growing in fields;
   wild:
   an agrarian plant.

n. 

6. a person who favors the equal division of landed property and the advancement of agricultural groups.

• Latin agrāri(us) (agr- stem of ager field, acre + -ārius -ary) + -an; compare agrestal
• 1610–20

a•grar′i•an•ly, adv. 

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agrarian / əˈɡrɛərɪən/ adjective

1. of or relating to land or its cultivation or to systems of dividing landed property
2. of or relating to rural or agricultural matters

noun

1. a person who favours the redistribution of landed property

Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin agrārius, from ager field, land

aˈgrarianism noun