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primary industry

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

An industry that processes raw materials for conversion by secondary industry into goods or services sold by tertiary industry to provide goods or services to consumers.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: economics, sciences

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7 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 第一產業 /第一产业 (dì-yī chǎnyè) — industry providing raw materials
  • Finnish: perusteollisuus — industry providing raw materials
  • Finnish: raaka-aineteollisuus — industry providing raw materials
  • German: Hauptwirtschaftszweig — industry providing raw materials
  • Japanese: 第一次産業 (daīchi-ji sangyō) — industry providing raw materials
  • Norwegian Bokmål: primærnæring — industry providing raw materials
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: primærnæring — industry providing raw materials