Granary

Granary
Granary Gran"a*ry, n.; pl. {Granaries}. [L. granarium, fr. granum grain. See {Garner}.] 1. A storehouse or repository for grain, esp. after it is thrashed or husked; a cornhouse. [1913 Webster]

2. Hence: (Fig.), A region fertile in grain; in this sense, equivalent to {breadbasket}, used figuratively; as, Ukraine, the granary of the Soviet Union. [1913 Webster +PJC]

The exhaustless granary of a world. --Thomson. [1913 Webster]


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  • granary — [gran′ə rē, grān′ə rē] n. pl. granaries [L granarium < granum: see GRANADILLA & ARY] 1. a building for storing threshed grain 2. a region that produces much grain …   English World dictionary

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  • granary — UK [ˈɡrænərɪ] / US [ˈɡræn(ə)rɪ] / US [ˈɡreɪn(ə)rɪ] noun [countable] Word forms granary : singular granary plural granaries 1) a building where grain is kept 2) mainly literary an area where a lot of grain is grown …   English dictionary

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  • Granary — Gran|a|ry [ græn(ə)ri, greın(ə)ri ] BRITISH TRADEMARK Granary bread is made with flour that contains whole grains of wheat …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • granary — noun (plural granaries) 1》 a storehouse for threshed grain. 2》 a region supplying large quantities of corn: Egypt was the granary of Rome. Origin C16: from L. granarium …   English new terms dictionary

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