granary
A storage facility for grain or sometimes animal feedA storage facility for grain or sometimes animal feed.
» Behind the next building was a granary.
Hinter dem nächsten Gebäude befand sich ein Getreidespeicher.
Meaning
2 sensesA storage facility for grain or sometimes animal feed.
Getreidespeicher, Kornhaus, Kornspeicher
зернохрани́лищеzernoxranílišče, амба́рambár, жи́тницаžítnica
шпіхлі́рšpixlír, зерносхо́вищеzernosxóvyšče, жи́тницяžýtnycja
a storehouse for threshed grain or animal feed
(figuratively)A fertile, grain-growing region.
Kornkammer
жи́тницаžítnica
жи́тницяžýtnycja
Examples
4 sentencesBehind the next building was a granary.
deHinter dem nächsten Gebäude befand sich ein Getreidespeicher.
Tom lives down the road from a defunct granary.
The village head decided to build a large granary to protect the grain from the weevils.
When the granaries are full, people observe rules of decorum; when food and clothing are sufficient, people understand honor and disgrace.
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from Latin grānārium (16th century). Equivalent to grain + -ary. Doublet of garneBorrowed from Latin grānārium (16th century). Equivalent to grain + -ary. Doublet of garner.
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Forms
plural: granariesSynonyms
2 synonyms- a storehouse for threshed grain or animal feed:garner