hectare

noun

hect·​are ˈhek-ˌter How to pronounce hectare (audio) -ˌtär How to pronounce hectare (audio)
: a unit of area equal to 10,000 square meters see Metric System Table

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According to the organization’s impact report, that translated to the area of land under its certification tripling from 487,000 hectares in 2022 to more than 1.46 million hectares the following year. Jennifer Bringle, Sourcing Journal, 13 Jan. 2025 Around 160,000 tents, 150,000 toilets and a 776-mile (1,249-kilometer) drinking water pipeline have been installed at a temporary tent city covering 4,000 hectares, roughly the size of 7,500 football fields. Aishwarya S Iyer, CNN, 12 Jan. 2025 But the real sell is a small-ship safari through the Danube Delta, a UNESCO World Heritage site set across 580,000 hectares, home to over 300 species of birds from pygmy cormorants to Europe’s largest population of white pelicans. Lewis Nunn, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025 And a partial wall, which may have been destroyed in the past or simply started and never finished, would bring the total fortified area to around 80 hectares. Ars Technica, 9 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for hectare 

Word History

Etymology

French, from hect- + are are entry 2

First Known Use

1810, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of hectare was in 1810

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“Hectare.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hectare. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.

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hectare

noun
hect·​are ˈhek-ˌta(ə)r How to pronounce hectare (audio) -ˌte(ə)r How to pronounce hectare (audio)
-ˌtär
: a unit of area equal to 10,000 square meters see metric system

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