granary
/ˈɡrænəri/noun
उच्चारण ग्रैनरी
अन्नागार, अनाज का गोदाम, कोठार
Core wordPYP · asked 3 times
Asked in previous papers
as one-word substitution
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a building where grain is stored
अन्नागार, अनाज का गोदाम, कोठार
- The Harappans built large granaries.
- Punjab is called the granary of India.
- The farmer stored the wheat in a granary behind his house.
+ 2 more examples
- An ancient granary was found during the excavation.
- Haryana is another important granary of the country.
Synonyms storehouse barn silo grain store warehouse
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
granary (countable noun); plural granaries
A granary is a building, so it is countable. The plural changes -y to -ies.
'Granary' एक भवन है, इसलिए countable है; इसका plural -y को -ies करके बनता है।
- The village granary was full after the harvest.
- Old granaries stand along the river at Kota.
the granary of + country / region
Figuratively, a region that produces a great deal of grain is called the granary of a country.
लाक्षणिक रूप से, जो क्षेत्र बहुत अनाज उपजाता है, उसे देश का 'granary' कहा जाता है।
- Punjab is called the granary of India.
- Ukraine was once the granary of Europe.
store + grain + in a granary
Use in for the place where grain is kept, and the verb store or keep with it.
जिस स्थान पर अनाज रखा जाता है उसके लिए in आता है, और उसके साथ store या keep क्रिया चलती है।
- Farmers store wheat in a granary until the price improves.
granary vs godown / warehouse
Granary is specifically for grain; a godown or warehouse can hold any goods.
'Granary' विशेष रूप से अनाज के लिए है; godown या warehouse में कोई भी माल रखा जा सकता है।
- The Food Corporation keeps rice in godowns, but a family keeps it in a small granary.
+Collocations 4
adjective + granary
villageroyalancientstateoverflowingempty
- An ancient granary was found at the Harappan site.
verb + granary
fillemptybuildraidguard
- Rats raided the granary every night.
granary + noun
doorwallkeeperrooffloor
- The granary keeper counted every sack.
the granary of + place
granary of Indiagranary of the stategranary of the worldgranary of the region
- The Gangetic plain is the granary of northern India.
“More examples 5
- At Harappa archaeologists found a large granary near the citadel.
हड़प्पा में पुरातत्वविदों को गढ़ के पास एक बड़ा अन्न-भंडार मिला।
- After a good monsoon the granary was full to the roof.
अच्छे मानसून के बाद अन्न-भंडार छत तक भर गया।
- Haryana and Punjab together form the granary of the nation.
हरियाणा और पंजाब मिलकर देश का अन्न-भंडार बनाते हैं।
- During the famine the king opened the royal granary to the poor.
अकाल के दौरान राजा ने शाही अन्न-भंडार ग़रीबों के लिए खोल दिया।
- The old granary in our village is now used as a school library.
हमारे गाँव का पुराना अन्न-भंडार अब विद्यालय के पुस्तकालय के रूप में प्रयोग होता है।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ The farmer built two granarys beside his house.
✓ The farmer built two granaries beside his house.
A noun ending in consonant + y changes y to ies in the plural.
व्यंजन + y पर समाप्त होने वाली noun का plural y को ies करके बनता है।
✗ Punjab is granary of India.
✓ Punjab is the granary of India.
The fixed expression needs the before granary.
इस स्थिर अभिव्यक्ति में granary से पहले the आता है।
✗ The wheat is kept in the granery.
✓ The wheat is kept in the granary.
The correct spelling is granary: the ending is -ary, as in the word grain plus -ary.
सही spelling 'granary' है; इसका अंत -ary से होता है।
≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
storehouse barn silo grain store warehouse
AaSpelling
gran·a·ry
With -nary (not 'granery' or 'grainary').
अंत में -nary ('granery' या 'grainary' गलत है)।
✓In the exam
One-word substitution
One-word substitution, asked very often: a building for storing grain is a granary, silo or barn; for storing arms an arsenal or armoury; for storing goods a warehouse or godown; for storing water a reservoir; for keeping fish an aquarium.
यह बहुत पूछा जाता है: अनाज रखने की इमारत granary, silo या barn; हथियार रखने की arsenal या armoury; माल रखने की warehouse या godown; पानी रखने की reservoir; मछलियाँ रखने की aquarium।
General knowledge
The Great Granary of Harappa; Punjab is the 'granary' or 'food bowl' of India.
हड़प्पा का विशाल अन्नागार; पंजाब भारत का 'अन्नागार' या 'food bowl' है।