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primary industryBrE/ˈpraɪməri ɪndəstri/🔊NAmE/ˈpraɪmeri ɪndəstri/🔊noun [uncountable, countable] (economics经济学) thesectionofindustrythatprovidesraw materials to be made into goods, for example farming and mining第一产业（指农业、矿业等生产原材料的产业）➡ comparesecondary industry, tertiary industry