Meanings
alternative non-agricultural
- not comparableNot agricultural; not related to or used in agriculture.
In the handsome new 224-page catalog published by the Natural History Survey[…] not a single chapter is devoted to nonagricultural plants.
1988 April 15, James Krohe Jr., “Where Has All the Flora Gone?”, in Chicago Reader1 more example
New federal requirements introduced in September now restrict commercial driver’s license eligibility to three visa categories: H-2A, H-2B, and E-2. H-2a concerns temporary agricultural workers; H-2b, temporary nonagricultural workers; and E-2 pertains to those who make substantial investments in a U.S. business.
2025 November 14, Sam Stevenson, “California To Revoke Thousands of Driver’s Licenses”, in Newsweek
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*né
- Proto-Germanic*ne
- Proto-Indo-European*ís?
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁óynos
- Proto-Germanic*ainaz
- Proto-Germanic*nainaz
- Proto-West Germanic*nain
- Old Englishnān
- Middle Englishnon
- Old Englishnān
- Old Englishnān-
- Middle Englishnon-
- Englishnon-
- 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
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
- Englishagricultural
- Englishnonagricultural
From non- + agricultural.
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nonagricultural. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonagricultural
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