dessiatine
[ des-yuh-teen ]
/ ˈdɛs yəˌtin /
noun
a Russian unit of land measure equal to 2.7 U.S. acres (1.1 hectare).
Nearby words
dessert fork, dessert knife, dessert wine, dessertspoon, dessertspoonful, dessiatine, destabilize, destain, destem, desterilize, desterro
Origin of dessiatine
1790–1800; < Russian desyatína literally, tithe, tenth, derivative of désyat' ten
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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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