dessiatine

[des-yuh-teen]

noun

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

dessiatine

/ ˈdɛsjəˌtiːn /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of dessiatine¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of dessiatine¹

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

Example Sentences

In the territory of the Don Cossacks no foreigner may possess land under any circumstance, yet the Germans own there 3700 dessiatines.

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