HECTARE


Meaning of HECTARE in English

/ ˈhekteə(r); NAmE -ter BrE also ˈhektɑː(r)/ noun

( abbr. ha ) a unit for measuring an area of land; 10 000 square metres or about 2.5 acres

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WORD ORIGIN

early 19th cent.: from French , formed irregularly from Greek hekaton hundred + are (II).

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