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agrarian (adjective, noun):

adjective
1: of or relating to fields or lands or their tenure
2a: of, relating to, or characteristic of farmers or their way of life
b: organized or designed to promote agricultural interests

noun
: a member of an agrarian party or movement

Source : Merriam -Webster

Etymology : Today, an acre is generally considered to be a unit of land measuring 43,560 square feet (4,047 square meters). Before that standard was set, it’s believed that an acre represented a rougher measurement: the amount of land that could be plowed in one day with a yoke of oxen. Both acre and agrarian come from the Latin noun ager and the Greek noun agrós, meaning “piece of land; field.” – agriculture is another descendant. Agrarian, first used in English in the 16th century, describes things pertaining to the cultivation of fields, as well as to the farmers who cultivate them.

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