ˈgrān(ə)rē, ˈgran-, -ri noun
( -es )
Etymology: Latin granarium, from granum grain + -arium -ary — more at corn
1. : a storehouse or repository for grain especially after it is threshed or husked ; also : a region producing grain in abundance
2. : the chief source or storehouse especially of grain
Egypt as the granary of the ancient world — Agnes Repplier
became known as the granary of the caravans that were moving up and down the country — L.S.B.Leakey
the people remain the great granary of vital spontaneity — Jacques Maritain