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The cultivation of a single crop at a time.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: agriculture, business, lifestyle
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: polyculture
A culture or society that lacks diversity; a society marked by monoculturalism.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: anthropology, human-sciences, sciences
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
To cultivate such a crop
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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the cultivation of a single crop (on a farm or area or country)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: culture
Etymology tree Ancient Greek μόνος (mónos) Ancient Greek μονο- (mono-)der. English mono- Latin cultūrader. Middle French cultureder. English culture English monoculture From mono- + culture.
Across languages
Translations
21 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Catalan:
monoconreu
— cultivation of a single crop at a time
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Catalan:
monocultiu
— cultivation of a single crop at a time
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Czech:
monokultura
— cultivation of a single crop at a time
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Dutch:
monocultuur
— cultivation of a single crop at a time
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Finnish:
yksipuolinen viljely
— cultivation of a single crop at a time
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Finnish:
monokulttuuri
— cultivation of a single crop at a time
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French:
monoculture
— cultivation of a single crop at a time
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German:
Monokultur
— cultivation of a single crop at a time
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Greek:
μονοκαλλιέργεια
(monokalliérgeia)
— cultivation of a single crop at a time
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Irish:
monashaothrú
— cultivation of a single crop at a time
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Italian:
monocoltura
— cultivation of a single crop at a time
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Māori:
ahutahi
— cultivation of a single crop at a time
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Polish:
monokultura
— cultivation of a single crop at a time
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Scottish Gaelic:
tuathanachas singilte
— cultivation of a single crop at a time
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Spanish:
monocultivo
— cultivation of a single crop at a time
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Dutch:
monocultuur
— culture or society that lacks diversity
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French:
monoculture
— culture or society that lacks diversity
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German:
Monokultur
— culture or society that lacks diversity
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Irish:
monashaothrú
— culture or society that lacks diversity
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Italian:
monocultura
— culture or society that lacks diversity
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Portuguese:
monocultura
— culture or society that lacks diversity