cadastre

American  

[kuh-das-ter] / kəˈdæs tər /

Or cadaster

noun

1. an official register of the ownership, extent, and value of real property in a given area, used as a basis of taxation.

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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

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Example Sentences

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cadastre

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

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

Originally due to have been completed in 2008, the cadastre has an overall budget of 1.2 billion euros and is now supposed to be completed in 2020.

From Reuters ● Oct. 18, 2015

—In relation to the ownership of mines, to the cadastre, to expropriation, and to the portion of property which a man might bequeath, Napoleon was more liberal than his jurists.

From The Modern Regime, Volume 1 by John Durand

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