morgen

/ˈmɔrɡən/
noun
  1. A unit of land area equal to about 0.6 to 0.85 hectare (1.5 to 2.1 acres), formerly used in parts of Europe and South Africa.
    • The farm covered twenty morgen of fertile soil.
    • In old Dutch records, the land was measured in morgen rather than hectares.
    • They bought a small vineyard of just three morgen.
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