hectare

Meaning

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.

Synonyms

acre

are

Translations

hectare

Hektar

hectárea

ettaro

hectare

hectàrea

εκτάριο

hectare

hektar

هكتار

bunder

ectara

hectarium

yeni dönüm

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈhɛk.tɛə/

Etymology

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