Meanings
adjectiveagrarian (comparative more agrarian, superlative most agrarian)
comparative more agrarian · superlative most agrarian
- Of, or relating to, the ownership, tenure and cultivation of land.
- Agricultural or rural.
- biologyWild; said of plants growing in a cultivated field.
nounagrarian (plural agrarians)
plural agrarians
- A person who advocates the political interests of working farmers.
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiverelating to farming or agriculture
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Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂eǵ-?
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂éǵros
- Proto-Italic*agros
- Latinager
- Latinagrārius
- Middle Frenchagrarien
- Englishagrarian
From Middle French agrarien, from Latin agrarius (“of the land”), from stem of ager (“field”) + -arius.
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic زِرَاعِيّ
- زِرَاعِيّ (zirāʕiyy)relating to the cultivation of land
Bulgarian агра́рен, позе́млен
- агра́рен (agráren)relating to the cultivation of land
- позе́млен (pozémlen)relating to the cultivation of land
- земеде́лски (zemedélski)relating to the cultivation of land
Catalan agrari
- agrarirelating to the cultivation of land
Chinese Mandarin 農業的 /农业的, 土地的
- 農業的 /农业的 (nóngyè de)relating to the cultivation of land
- 土地的 (tǔdì de)relating to the cultivation of land
Czech agrární, zemědělský
- agrárnírelating to the cultivation of land
- zemědělskýrelating to the cultivation of land
Dutch agrarisch
- agrarischrelating to the cultivation of land
Esperanto agrara
- agrararelating to the cultivation of land
Finnish maanviljelys-, agraarinen
- maanviljelys-relating to the cultivation of land
- agraarinenrelating to the cultivation of land
French agraire
- agrairerelating to the cultivation of land
German Agrar-, agrarisch
- Agrar-relating to the cultivation of land
- agrarischrelating to the cultivation of land
Greek αγροτικός
- αγροτικός (agrotikós)relating to the cultivation of land
Hungarian mezőgazdasági
- mezőgazdaságirelating to the cultivation of land
Indonesian agraria
- agrariarelating to the cultivation of land
Italian agrario
- agrariorelating to the cultivation of land
Japanese 農業の
- 農業の (nōgyō no)relating to the cultivation of land
Latin agrārius
- agrāriusrelating to the cultivation of land
Polish rolny, agrarny
- rolnyrelating to the cultivation of land
- agrarnyrelating to the cultivation of land
- rolniczyrelating to the cultivation of land
- agrarystaa person who advocates the political interests of working farmers
Portuguese agrário
- agráriorelating to the cultivation of land
Russian агра́рный, земе́льный
- агра́рный (agrárnyj)relating to the cultivation of land
- земе́льный (zemélʹnyj)relating to the cultivation of land
- земледе́льческий (zemledélʹčeskij)relating to the cultivation of land
- агра́рий (agrárij)a person who advocates the political interests of working farmers
Slovak agrárny, poľnohospodársky
- agrárnyrelating to the cultivation of land
- poľnohospodárskyrelating to the cultivation of land
Spanish agrario
- agrariorelating to the cultivation of land
Swedish agrar
- agrarrelating to the cultivation of land
Tagalog sakahanin
- sakahaninrelating to the cultivation of land
Ukrainian агра́рний, земе́льний
- агра́рний (ahrárnyj)relating to the cultivation of land
- земе́льний (zemélʹnyj)relating to the cultivation of land
- землеро́бський (zemleróbsʹkyj)relating to the cultivation of land
- рільни́чий (rilʹnýčyj)relating to the cultivation of land
- рільни́цький (rilʹnýcʹkyj)relating to the cultivation of land
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with agrarian
BulgarianvegetarianhumanitarianlibrarianpresbyterianovarianlibertarianMarianunitarianDariensectariantotalitarianAryanvaleriancontrarianaquarianproletarianSumeriancaesareanarionDariantrinitarianBolivariancommunitarian
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APA
agrarian. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/agrarian
MLA
“agrarian.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/agrarian. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “agrarian,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/agrarian.
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