terroir.
Area of natural land considered in terms of agriculture.
Meaning & usage
Area of natural land considered in terms of agriculture.
Area of natural land considered in terms of agriculture. Expanse of natural land or soil possessing shared physical properties which affect how it can be exploited.
terroir de graviers
Area of natural land considered in terms of agriculture. Geographic area or region encompassing cultivated land characterized by a unique combination of agricultural, cultural and historical properties.
le terroir de vallée du Rhône
Les terroirs de Franche-Comté sont connus pour leurs fromages.
Area of natural land considered in terms of agriculture. The extent of land cultivated by a rural community.
Area considered in terms of local particularities in culture and tradition; region.
accent du terroir
An individual's place of origin; homeland; background.
Domain, estate; territory.
The traditional pastoral landscape exemplifying the nation-state.
Where this word comes from
From late Old French tieroir, terroir, inherited from Vulgar Latin *terratorium, from Classical Latin territorium, from Latin terra (“land”). Doublet of territoire, which was borrowed.
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