minier

mining

adjective meen-YEH Rare

Origin: from mine (mine) + -ier

Usage Note

Minier qualifies anything related to the mining industry: bassin minier (mining basin), industrie minière (mining industry), région minière (mining region). The feminine form is minière; as a noun, une minière can mean an open-cast or surface mine. Northern France's bassin minier du Nord-Pas-de-Calais was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2012.

Examples

"La région minière a subi une profonde reconversion économique."

Natural Translation

The mining region underwent a profound economic restructuring.

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