Complete Definition of "hectare"

English

Etymology
F. hectare, from Gr. hect- + French are.

Noun
en-noun

  1. A unit of surface area (symbol ha) equal to 100 ares (that is, 10,000 square metres, one hundreth of a square kilometre, or approximately 2.5 acres), used for measuring the areas of geographical features such as land and bodies of water.

Translations
trans-top|unit of surface area
Finnish: hehtaari
Greek: εκ�ά�ιο n
Dutch: #Dutch|hectare
French: #French|hectare m
Japanese: �����, � (hekutaru)
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Polish: hektar
Russian: гек�а� (gektár) m
Slovak: hektár#Slovak|hektár m
Swedish: hektar
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See also
acre

Category:Greek derivations
Category:Units of measure

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