dessiatine

[ des-yuh-teen ]
/ ˈdɛs yəˌtin /

noun

a Russian unit of land measure equal to 2.7 U.S. acres (1.1 hectare).

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Origin of dessiatine

1790–1800; < Russian desyatína literally, tithe, tenth, derivative of désyat' ten

Words nearby dessiatine

dessert fork, dessert knife, dessert wine, dessertspoon, dessertspoonful, dessiatine, destabilize, destain, destem, desterilize, desterro
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British Dictionary definitions for dessiatine

dessiatine
/ (ˈdɛsjəˌtiːn) /

noun

a Russian unit of area equal to approximately 2.7 acres or 10 800 square metres

Word Origin for dessiatine

C18: from Russian desyatina, literally: tithe, from desyat ten
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