feddans
- plural of feddan.
Example Sentences
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"Thou wilt add four feddans of land to that I will answer for the Mudir."
From Donovan Pasha, and Some People of Egypt — Complete by Parker, Gilbert
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 Parker, Gilbert
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 Parker, Gilbert
He paid considerable attention to sheep-breeding and agriculture, and by a canal which he had dug from Fuah to Alexandria not only assisted commerce but brought 100,000 feddans under cultivation.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 1 "Edwardes" to "Ehrenbreitstein" by Various
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
