# der Ackerbau

der Ackerbau is a German noun meaning “cultivation of arable land”. Forms: des Ackerbaues.

## Forms

- Genitive: des Ackerbaues

## In other languages

- Русский: земледелие, полеводство, хлебопашество

## Meanings

1. _no plural_ cultivation of arable land; agriculture (in the stricter sense)
2. farming
   - Nomaden betreiben keinen Ackerbau.

## Examples

- Für Ackerbau in diesem Trockengebiet ist künstliche Bewässerung nötig. — In order to farm in this arid area, artificial irrigation is necessary.

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