as in agricultural
engaged in or concerned with agriculture
an agrarian community the nation's agrarian history
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Gone, too, were the Topanga Ranch Motel, a bungalow style motel complex built in 1929 by William Randolph Hearst to house railroad workers, and the Malibu Feed Bin, a holdout from an era when this stretch of the California coast was still largely agrarian.
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Guy Trebay, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2025
The sleek, contemporary design harmonizes effortlessly with natural materials and warm details, a nod to the region’s agrarian roots.
—Noel Burgess, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
In the nineteenth century, a schism between the industrial North and the agrarian, slaveholding South culminated in the Civil War.
—Michael Beckley, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
Known for the Southampton Polo Club and the annual Hampton Classic—one of the nation’s premier equestrian events—the area retains a rural character and a strong connection to its agrarian past.
—Emma Reynolds, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
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Guy Trebay, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2025
The sleek, contemporary design harmonizes effortlessly with natural materials and warm details, a nod to the region’s agrarian roots.
—Noel Burgess, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
In the nineteenth century, a schism between the industrial North and the agrarian, slaveholding South culminated in the Civil War.
—Michael Beckley, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
Known for the Southampton Polo Club and the annual Hampton Classic—one of the nation’s premier equestrian events—the area retains a rural character and a strong connection to its agrarian past.
—Emma Reynolds, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
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“Agrarian.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/agrarian. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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