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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A unit of surface area (symbol ㏊) equal to 100 ares (that is, 10,000 square metres, one hundredth of a square kilometre, or approximately 2.5 acres), used for measuring the areas of geographical features such as land and bodies of water.

   "With careful planning almost anyone can turn the dream of owning a small farm or a few hectares of country land into a reality."

2. 2
   (abbreviated ‘ha’) a unit of surface area equal to 100 ares (or 10,000 square meters) wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

bunderbundermeasuresquare hectometersquare hectometre

Example

More examples

"The lumberjack fell a hectare of forest."

Etymology

Borrowed from French hectare, formed from Ancient Greek ἑκατόν (hekatón, “hundred”) + are, equivalent to hect- + are.

Related phrases

global hectaresquare metre

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Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.