agroindustry en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ-? Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵros Proto-Italic *agros Latin agerder. English agro- English industry English agroindustry From agro- + industry.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) Agricultural activity viewed as an industrial sector of the economy.
Meronym: Big Ag
Near-synonym: agribusiness
In the seventeenth century, the strategy for sugar production, a labor-intensive agro-industry, was to keep the manpower cost down through slavery.
1997, Mark Kurlansky, Cod, page 80:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| agroindustries | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Translations (8)
el αγροβιομηχανία (Translations) · cmn 農用化工業 /农用化工业 (Translations) · kk агроөнеркәсіп (Translations) · es agroindustria (Translations) · pt agroindústria (Translations) · cmn 產業化農業 /产业化农业 (Translations) · it agroindustria (Translations) · el αγροβιοτεχνία (Translations)