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hectares

hectares is the plural of hectare.

Meaning of hectare

Noun

hectare (plural hectares)

  1. A unit of surface area (symbol ㏊) equal to 100 ares (that is, 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.
    • With careful planning almost anyone can turn the dream of owning a small farm or a few hectares of country land into a reality.1997, “Buying a Rural Property”, in Back to Basics, Surry Hills, NSW: Reader's Digest (Australia) Pty Limited, page 10
    Synonyms:
    square hectometre

Phrases with hectares

Questions about hectares

What is hectares the plural of?
Hectares is the plural of hectare.

Words near hectares in the dictionary

  1. hectarage
  2. hectarages
  3. hectare
  4. hectareage
  5. hectareages
  6. hectares
  7. hectastyle
  8. hectic
  9. hectical
  10. hectically
  11. hecticity

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