cadastre
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of cadastre
1795–1805; < French < Provençal cadastro < Italian catastro, earlier ( Venetian ) catastico < Late Greek katástichon register, derivative of phrase katà stíchon by line; see cata-, stich 1
Example Sentences
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Baskaran added that the Congolese mining cadastre, a digital public system used by governments to manage mineral rights, concessions and licenses, is actually quite good.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 28, 2026
Greek newspapers call the never-ending epic of the cadastre, started in 1995 with EU funds that had to be returned to Brussels in 2003 because of misuse, "our national shame".
From Reuters ● Oct. 18, 2015
"Our club is unique in Greece, in Europe and probably in the whole planet because Greece is the only country in Europe that doesn't have a cadastre," he told Reuters in an interview.
From Reuters ● Oct. 18, 2015
The Greek Orthodox Church has no central land registry, forcing the state cadastre agency to deal with individual monasteries or diocese to try to establish land ownership and delineate boundaries.
From Reuters ● Oct. 18, 2015
In France the great territorial survey or cadastre has been in progress for many years.
From Thomas Davis, Selections from his Prose and Poetry by Rolleston, T. W. (Thomas William)
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