dessiatine

American

[des-yuh-teen] / ˈdɛs yəˌtin /

noun

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

dessiatine British

/ ˈdɛsjəˌtiːn /

noun

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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Dessiatine, Dessyatine, des′ya-tin, n. a Russian measure of land, 2.7 English acres.

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