hektare

See also: Hektare

English

Noun

hektare (plural hektares)

  1. Dated form of hectare.

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Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch hectare, from French hectare, formed from Ancient Greek ἑκατόν (hekatón, “hundred”) + are.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [hɛʔˈt̪arə]
  • Hyphenation: hèk‧ta‧rê

Noun

hektare (plural hektare-hektare)

  1. hectare: a unit of surface area with the symbol ha. Equal to 100 ares; 10,000 square metres; one-hundredth of a square kilometre; or approximately 2.5 acres. Used for measuring the areas of geographical features such as land and bodies of water

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