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square kilometer

square kilometer is the US standard spelling of square kilometre.

Meaning of square kilometre

Noun

square kilometre (plural square kilometres)

  1. (Canada, UK) Standard unit of area, symbol km², equal to the area of a square whose sides are one kilometre long; 10⁶ square metres.
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Forms of square kilometer

pluralsquare kilometers

Questions about square kilometer

What is square kilometer the US standard spelling of?
Square kilometer is the US standard spelling of square kilometre.

Words near square kilometer in the dictionary

  1. square groupers
  2. square inch
  3. square inches
  4. square john
  5. square johns
  6. square kilometer
  7. square kilometers
  8. square kilometre
  9. square kilometres
  10. square knot
  11. square knots

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