feddan
Americannoun
PLURAL
feddan, feddansEtymology
Origin of feddan
From the Arabic word faddān literally, yoke of oxen
Example Sentences
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Abdelkhaleq took to the local mosque’s loudspeaker last month to say the government was doubling the fine for unauthorized rice cultivation to 7,600 pounds per feddan.
From Reuters
The 1.5 Million Feddan Project, announced in December 2015 by President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, will instead rely mostly on groundwater extraction.
From Nature
Part of the 1.5 Million Feddan Project will involve the construction of greenhouses on 42,000 ha of desert.
From Nature
Siam is unconvinced of the food-security benefits of the 1.5 Million Feddan Project.
From Nature
The technology can be fitted to a regular tractor, and prepares and sows one feddan in 30 minutes, saving farmers both time and the cost of hiring labourers.
From Nature
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