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hektare

hektare is the obsolete spelling 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

Forms of hektare

pluralhektares

Questions about hektare

What is hektare the obsolete spelling of?
Hektare is the obsolete spelling of hectare.

Words near hektare in the dictionary

  1. Hekla
  2. Hekmatnejad
  3. Hekmatnejads
  4. Hekou
  5. Heksegryta Peaks
  6. hektare
  7. hektares
  8. hekte
  9. hekteus
  10. hektograph
  11. hektographed

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