Meanings
nounagriculture (countable and uncountable, plural agricultures)
plural agricultures
- countableuncountableThe art or science of cultivating the ground, including the growing and harvesting of crops, and the rearing and management of livestock.
Near-synonym: husbandry
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Meronyms: tillage, cropping
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe art or science of cultivating the ground, including the growing and harvesting of crops, and the rearing and management of livestock.
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nounthe federal department that administers programs that provide services to farmers (including research and soil conservation and efforts to stabilize the farming economy); created in 1862
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nouna large-scale farming enterprise
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Origin
- Middle Frenchagriculture
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂eǵ-?
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂éǵros
- Proto-Italic*agros
- Latinager
- Proto-Indo-European*kʷelh₁-
- Proto-Indo-European*kʷélh₁eti
- Proto-Italic*kʷelō
- Latincolō
- Latincultūra
- Latinagricultūra
- Middle Englishagriculture
- Englishagriculture
From Middle English agriculture, partly from Middle French agriculture and partly from its etymon Latin agricultūra, from ager (“field”) + cultūra (“cultivation”). See acre and culture.
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Afrikaans landbou
- landbouthe art or science of cultivating the ground
Ancient Greek γεωργία
- γεωργία (geōrgía)the art or science of cultivating the ground
Arabic زِرَاعَة, فِلَاحَة
- زِرَاعَة (zirāʕa)the art or science of cultivating the ground
- فِلَاحَة (filāḥa)the art or science of cultivating the ground
Basque nekazaritza
- nekazaritzathe art or science of cultivating the ground
Bengali কৃষিকার্য, কৃষি
- কৃষিকার্য (kriśikarjo)the art or science of cultivating the ground
- কৃষি (kriśi)the art or science of cultivating the ground
- খেতি (kheti)the art or science of cultivating the ground
- জেরাত (jerat)the art or science of cultivating the ground
Bulgarian се́лско стопа́нство, земеде́лие
- се́лско стопа́нство (sélsko stopánstvo)the art or science of cultivating the ground
- земеде́лие (zemedélie)the art or science of cultivating the ground
- агрикулту́ра (agrikultúra)the art or science of cultivating the ground
Catalan agricultura
- agriculturathe art or science of cultivating the ground
Chinese Cantonese 農業 /农业, 農事 /农事
- 農業 /农业 (nung⁴ jip⁶)the art or science of cultivating the ground
- 農事 /农事 (nung⁴ si⁶)the art or science of cultivating the ground
Chinese Mandarin 農業 /农业, 農事 /农事
- 農業 /农业 (nóngyè)the art or science of cultivating the ground
- 農事 /农事 (nóngshì)the art or science of cultivating the ground
Czech zemědělství
- zemědělstvíthe art or science of cultivating the ground
Danish landbrug, jordbrug
- landbrugthe art or science of cultivating the ground
- jordbrugthe art or science of cultivating the ground
Dutch landbouw, agricultuur
- landbouwthe art or science of cultivating the ground
- agricultuurthe art or science of cultivating the ground
Esperanto agrikulturo, terkulturo
- agrikulturothe art or science of cultivating the ground
- terkulturothe art or science of cultivating the ground
Estonian põllumajandus
- põllumajandusthe art or science of cultivating the ground
Finnish maanviljely
- maanviljelythe art or science of cultivating the ground
French agriculture
- agriculturethe art or science of cultivating the ground
German Landwirtschaft, Ackerbau
- Landwirtschaftthe art or science of cultivating the ground
- Ackerbauthe art or science of cultivating the ground
- Agrikulturthe art or science of cultivating the ground
- Agrarwirtschaftthe art or science of cultivating the ground
Greek γεωργία
- γεωργία (georgía)the art or science of cultivating the ground
Hawaiian ʻoihana mahi ʻai
- ʻoihana mahi ʻaithe art or science of cultivating the ground
Hebrew חַקְלָאוּת
- חַקְלָאוּת (khakla'út)the art or science of cultivating the ground
Hindi कृषि, खेती
- कृषि (kŕṣi)the art or science of cultivating the ground
- खेती (khetī)the art or science of cultivating the ground
- कृषिकर्म (kŕṣikarm)the art or science of cultivating the ground
Hungarian mezőgazdaság, agrikultúra
- mezőgazdaságthe art or science of cultivating the ground
- agrikultúrathe art or science of cultivating the ground
Icelandic landbúnaður, jarðyrkja
- landbúnaðurthe art or science of cultivating the ground
- jarðyrkjathe art or science of cultivating the ground
- akuryrkjathe art or science of cultivating the ground
Indonesian pertanian
- pertanianthe art or science of cultivating the ground
Irish talmhaíocht
- talmhaíochtthe art or science of cultivating the ground
Italian agricoltura
- agricolturathe art or science of cultivating the ground
Japanese 農業, 農耕
- 農業 (nōgyō)the art or science of cultivating the ground
- 農耕 (nōkō)the art or science of cultivating the ground
- 農事 (nōji)the art or science of cultivating the ground
Korean 농업, 농사
- 농업 (nong'eop)the art or science of cultivating the ground
- 농사 (nongsa)the art or science of cultivating the ground
Latin agricultūra
- agricultūrathe art or science of cultivating the ground
Latvian lauksaimniecība, zemkopība
- lauksaimniecībathe art or science of cultivating the ground
- zemkopībathe art or science of cultivating the ground
Lithuanian žemės ūkis, žemdirbystė
- žemės ūkisthe art or science of cultivating the ground
- žemdirbystėthe art or science of cultivating the ground
Malay pertanian
- pertanianthe art or science of cultivating the ground
Māori ahuwhenua, ngakiwhenua
- ahuwhenuathe art or science of cultivating the ground
- ngakiwhenuathe art or science of cultivating the ground
Norwegian Bokmål landbruk, jordbruk
- landbrukthe art or science of cultivating the ground
- jordbrukthe art or science of cultivating the ground
Polish rolnictwo
- rolnictwothe art or science of cultivating the ground
Portuguese agricultura
- agriculturathe art or science of cultivating the ground
Punjabi ਖੇਤੀਬਾੜੀ
- ਖੇਤੀਬਾੜੀ (khetībāṛī)the art or science of cultivating the ground
Romanian agricultură
- agriculturăthe art or science of cultivating the ground
Russian се́льское хозя́йство, земле́делие
- се́льское хозя́йство (sélʹskoje xozjájstvo)the art or science of cultivating the ground
- земле́делие (zemlédelije)the art or science of cultivating the ground
- агрокульту́ра (agrokulʹtúra)the art or science of cultivating the ground
- фе́рмерство (férmerstvo)the art or science of cultivating the ground
- агрикульту́ра (agrikulʹtúra)the art or science of cultivating the ground
Scottish Gaelic àiteachas, tuathanachas
- àiteachasthe art or science of cultivating the ground
- tuathanachasthe art or science of cultivating the ground
Slovak poľnohospodárstvo, agrikultura
- poľnohospodárstvothe art or science of cultivating the ground
- agrikulturathe art or science of cultivating the ground
Spanish agricultura
- agriculturathe art or science of cultivating the ground
Swahili kilimo
- kilimothe art or science of cultivating the ground
Swedish jordbruk
- jordbrukthe art or science of cultivating the ground
Tagalog agrikultura
- agrikulturathe art or science of cultivating the ground
Thai เกษตรกรรม, กสิกรรม
- เกษตรกรรม (gà-sèet-dtrà-gam)the art or science of cultivating the ground
- กสิกรรม (gà-sì-gam)the art or science of cultivating the ground
Turkish tarım, ekincilik
- tarımthe art or science of cultivating the ground
- ekincilikthe art or science of cultivating the ground
- ziraatthe art or science of cultivating the ground
Ukrainian сільське́ господа́рство, землеро́бство
- сільське́ господа́рство (silʹsʹké hospodárstvo)the art or science of cultivating the ground
- землеро́бство (zemleróbstvo)the art or science of cultivating the ground
- агрикульту́ра (ahrykulʹtúra)the art or science of cultivating the ground
- фе́рмерство (férmerstvo)the art or science of cultivating the ground
Urdu زِرَاعَت, کاشْت کاری
- زِرَاعَت (zirā'at)the art or science of cultivating the ground
- کاشْت کاری (kāśt kārī)the art or science of cultivating the ground
- فَلاحَت (falāhat)the art or science of cultivating the ground
- حِراثَت (hirāsat)the art or science of cultivating the ground
Vietnamese nông nghiệp
- nông nghiệpthe art or science of cultivating the ground
Welsh amaethyddiaeth
- amaethyddiaeththe art or science of cultivating the ground
Yiddish לאַנדווירטשאַפֿט, אַגריקולטור
- לאַנדווירטשאַפֿט (landvirtshaft)the art or science of cultivating the ground
- אַגריקולטור (agrikultur)the art or science of cultivating the ground
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