feddan
noun
an Egyptian unit of area equivalent to 1.038 acres (0.42 ha).
feddans
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pluralof feddan.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The number of proprietors owning over 50 feddans was 12,475.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 1 "Edwardes" to "Ehrenbreitstein" by Various
Then, when the Two Strange People had been struck with panic, the Syrian donkey-market, and the five hundred feddans of American cotton, and the new schools would be his for a song—or a curse.
From Donovan Pasha, and Some People of Egypt — Complete by Gilbert Parker
Don’t go on: stay here and take 100 feddans of land and remain here.’
From Letters from Egypt by Janet Ross
The state domains cover over 240,000 feddans, and about 600,000 feddans are owned by foreigners.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 1 "Edwardes" to "Ehrenbreitstein" by Various
Then, when the Two Strange People had been struck with panic, the Syrian donkey- market, and the five hundred feddans of American cotton, and the new schools would be his for a song—or a curse.
From Donovan Pasha, and Some People of Egypt — Volume 2 by Gilbert Parker
