granary

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noun, plural gra·na·ries.

a storehouse or repository for grain, especially after it has been threshed or husked.

a region that produces great quantities of grain.

Origin:
1560–70; < Latin grānārium, equivalent to grān(um) grain + -ārium -ary

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granary (ˈɡrænərɪ, US ˈɡreɪnərɪ)

—n , pl -ries
1.	a building or store room for storing threshed grain, farm feed, etc
2.	a region that produces a large amount of grain

[C16: from Latin grānārium, from grānumgrain]

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Granary (ˈɡrænərɪ)

—*adj*
	trademark (of bread, flour, etc) containing malted wheat grain

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granary

1570, from L. granarium, from granum "grain" (see grain).

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Example sentences

It is the oldest and third largest granary area in the country.

In addition to the outbuildings listed, there is a steel granary located on the

property.

The property includes another smaller mill, a granary and a storehouse.

Of the structures, the house and granary have not been significantly altered.