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hec·tare

(hĕk′târ′)
n. Abbr. ha
A metric unit of area equal to 100 ares (2.471 acres). See Table at measurement.
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hectare

(ˈhɛktɑː)
n
(Units) one hundred ares. 1 hectare is equivalent to 10 000 square metres or 2.471 acres. Symbol: ha
[C19: from French; see hecto-, are2]
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hec•tare

or hek•tare

(ˈhɛk tɛər)

n.
a unit of surface or land measure equal to 100 ares, or 10,000 square meters (2.471 acres). Abbr.: ha
[1800–10; < French; see hect-, are 2]
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hectare

(ha) A measure of area, usually of land, equal to 10,000 m2.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun 1. hectare - (abbreviated `ha') a unit of surface area equal to 100 ares (or 10,000 square meters)
area unit, square measure - a system of units used to measure areas
are, ar - a unit of surface area equal to 100 square meters
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Translations
هكتار
hektar
hektar
hektari
hektaras
hektārs
hektár
hektar

hectare

[ˈhektɑːʳ] Nhectárea f
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hectare

[ˈhɛktɛər] n (British) [land, forest] → hectare m
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hectare

nHektar m or nt
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hectare

[ˈhɛktɑːʳ] nettaro
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hectare

(ˈhektaː) , ((American) -teər) noun
a metric unit of area, 10,000 square metres. hektaar هكتار хектар hectare hektar der Hektar hektar εκτάριο hectárea hektar هكتار hehtaari hectare מִידַת שֶטַח खेत का नाप 10000 व.मीटर hektar hektár hektare hektari ettaro ヘクタール 헥타르 hektaras hektārs hektar hectare hektar hektar هکتار hectare hectar гектар hektár hektar hektar hektar หน่วยวัดของพื้นที่ (1 เฮกตาร์เท่ากับ 100 เอเคอร์ หรือ 10,000 ตารางเมตร) hektar 公頃 гектар رقبے کی پیمائش کا ایک پیمانہ، 10000 مربع میٹر کے برابر hecta 公顷
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The fully-furnished castle has recently been put up for sale, boasting about 100 hectre of land including the forest and lake that will make for ideal hunting and fishing grounds.
One of the resource persons at the training, Dr Olunfunmilayo Ande, who recommended integrated soil fertility management for farmers said:'It is not just using fertilizer to boost productivity, you combine organic with organic, then you use improved seed varieties because if your seeds has the potential of two tonnes per hectre on maize there is no amount of fertilizer that will make it give you four tonnes.'
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