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Noun: dairy  deh-ree
  1. A farm where dairy products are produced
    "The school children visited a local dairy farm to learn about milk production";
    - dairy farm
     
  2. [NZ] A store selling a limited variety of food and pharmaceutical items; open long hours for the convenience of customers
    "He stopped at the dairy to pick up milk and bread on his way home";
    - convenience store [US], corner shop [Brit], mini-market [Brit], minimart [N. Amer], milk bar [Austral]
Adjective: dairy  deh-ree
  1. Containing or produced from milk
    "She avoided dairy products due to lactose intolerance"
     
  2. Referring to the milk production and processing industries
    "The dairy farmer invested in new milking equipment"

Derived forms: dairies

Type of: farm, shop, store

Encyclopedia: Dairy, Or