Morgen
name, noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 A unit of measurement of land in the Netherlands and the Dutch colonies and parts of the United States, where it was equivalent to about two acres; and in Denmark, Norway, and Germany, where it was equivalent to about two-thirds of an acre. Now used informally in Germany to mean one quarter of a hectare. historical
"‘All my life spent hating a poor little tyrant on a few morgen of poor soil, and he'd never known anything else.’"
- 2 a South African unit of measure equal to about 2 acres wordnet
Proper Noun
- 1 A surname from German.
Synonyms
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More examples"‘All my life spent hating a poor little tyrant on a few morgen of poor soil, and he'd never known anything else.’"
Etymology
Etymology 1
Borrowed from German Morgen.
Etymology 2
From Dutch morgen and German Morgen, both literally "morning", probably originally indicated the amount of land that can be ploughed by a team of oxen in a morning. Doublet of morn and morrow.
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