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square kilometre

square kilometre noun: standard unit of area, symbol km², equal to the area of a square whose sides are one kilometre long; 10⁶ square metres.

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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square kilometre meaning in Tagalog, Persian and Thai

square kilometre in Tagalog

standard unit of area
kilometrong kuwadrado

square kilometre in Persian

standard unit of area
کیلومتر مربع kilometre morabba'

square kilometre in Thai

standard unit of area
ตารางกิโลเมตร

Forms of square kilometre

pluralsquare kilometres
alternative formsquare kilometer

Questions about square kilometre

What does square kilometre mean?
Square kilometre means standard unit of area, symbol km², equal to the area of a square whose sides are one kilometre long; 10⁶ square metres.
What is square kilometre in Tagalog?
Square kilometre in Tagalog is kilometrong kuwadrado. See Square kilometre meaning in Tagalog.
What part of speech is square kilometre?
Square kilometre is a noun.
What is the plural of square kilometre?
The plural of square kilometre is square kilometres.

Words near square kilometre in the dictionary

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

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