🇩🇪German Source WordCode: DE

Urbaner Landbau

Native Script:urbaner Landbau

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ʊʁˈbaːnɐ ˈlantˌbaʊ

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Urban agriculture/ˈɜːr.bən ˌæɡ.rɪˈkʌl.tʃər/
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🇩🇪 Example Sentence in German:

"Urbaner Landbau fördert die Nachhaltigkeit in Metropolen."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The practice of cultivating, processing, and distributing food in or around urban areas.

    "Urban agriculture includes activities such as rooftop gardening, community farming, and keeping poultry in city limits."
  2. 2

    Agricultural production integrated into the urban economic and ecological system.

    "Many modern cities are incorporating urban agriculture into their master plans to improve local food security."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term combines 'urban', originating from the Latin 'urbanus' (pertaining to a city), and 'agriculture', derived from the Latin 'agricultura' (field cultivation). While the practice dates back to ancient times, the compound modern concept gained prominent lexicographical traction in the late 20th century alongside sustainable development movements.

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