🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

栽培

Pronunciation / Transliteration: saibai

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Cultivation/ˈkʌl.tɪ.veɪ.ʃən/
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"この地域ではお茶の栽培が盛んです。"

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1 sense
As noun
  1. 1

    The act of preparing land and growing crops on it, or the raising of a particular crop.

    "The rich valley is ideal for the cultivation of wheat."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'cultivation' originates from the Latin 'cultura', meaning 'to till, to cultivate', which evolved through Old French before entering Middle English. The term has shifted from a primarily agricultural context to encompass broader meanings related to development and refinement.

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