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square kilometres

square kilometres is the plural 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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Questions about square kilometres

What is square kilometres the plural of?
Square kilometres is the plural of square kilometre.

Words near square kilometres in the dictionary

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

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