Definition of "arable" []

• Fit for cultivation, as by plowing. (adjective)
• Land fit to be cultivated. (noun)

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• "Because these cities exist in arable and agriculturally poor conditions, experts conclude that they primarily relied on the salt industry for economic and agrarian support acquired through exchange."
• "My background is in arable farming so I haven't needed to be an expert on sugarbeet beyond knowing that we're being threatened by cheap Brazilian sugarbeet and that the government is threatening the industry's future by opting for huge price cuts in the price of sugarbeet when the EU changes the system in 2006."
• "I suspect future price growth won't be quite as fast as some are predicting, although over the long term arable is going to continue to attract investors."