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Bigha

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Noun
  1. 1
    A measure of land in India, varying from a third of an acre to an acre. Bangladesh, India

    "Colonel Watson had, within a brick wall, at least four hundred begahs of land, which the East India Company had executed a grant of to him to construct docks […] ."

Etymology

Borrowed from Bengali বিঘা (bigha).

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