noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A Greek unit of land area, now equal to a decare (1,000 m²) but (historical) previously 10,000 square Greek feet.
2. 2
   The dunam, the Turkish unit of land area derived from the Greek unit. obsolete

Synonyms

All synonyms

decaredecaredunamdunamroyal stremma

Etymology

From Byzantine Greek στρέμμα (strémma, “a turning”), referring to the turning of the soil.

Related phrases

greek feet

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