Hectare: meaning, definitions and examples
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hectare
[ หhษktษหr ]
unit of area
A hectare is a metric unit of area equal to 10,000 square meters. It is commonly used to measure large areas of land, such as agricultural fields, parks, and forests.
Examples of usage
- The farm covers several hectares of land.
- The new housing development will be built on a 20-hectare plot.
- The national park spans over 500 hectares.
Translations
Translations of the word "hectare" in other languages:
๐ต๐น hectare
๐ฎ๐ณ เคนเฅเคเฅเคเฅเคฏเคฐ
๐ฉ๐ช Hektar
๐ฎ๐ฉ hektar
๐บ๐ฆ ะณะตะบัะฐั
๐ต๐ฑ hektar
๐ฏ๐ต ใใฏใฟใผใซ
๐ซ๐ท hectare
๐ช๐ธ hectรกrea
๐น๐ท hektar
๐ฐ๐ท ํฅํ๋ฅด
๐ธ๐ฆ ููุชุงุฑ
๐จ๐ฟ hektar
๐ธ๐ฐ hektรกr
๐จ๐ณ ๅ ฌ้กท
๐ธ๐ฎ hektar
๐ฎ๐ธ hektari
๐ฐ๐ฟ ะณะตะบัะฐั
๐ฌ๐ช แฐแแฅแขแแ แ
๐ฆ๐ฟ hektar
๐ฒ๐ฝ hectรกrea
Etymology
The word 'hectare' originated from the Latin word 'hecto-' meaning hundred and the Greek word 'hektลr' which means 'he who holds' or 'he who possesses'. The concept of the hectare as a unit of land measurement was first proposed in France during the French Revolution in the late 18th century. It has since become a widely accepted and standardized unit of area measurement in the metric system.