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dessiatine

American  
[des-yuh-teen] / ˈdɛs yəˌtin /

noun

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

dessiatine British  
/ ˈdɛsjəˌtiːn /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of dessiatine

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

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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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