morgen
Americannoun
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a unit of land measure equal to about two acres (0.8 hectare), formerly in use in Holland and the Dutch colonies and still used in South Africa.
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a unit equal to about two-thirds of an acre (0.3 hectare), formerly used in Prussia, Norway, and Denmark.
noun
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a South African unit of area, equal to about two acres or 0.8 hectare
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a unit of area, formerly used in Prussia and Scandinavia, equal to about two thirds of an acre
Etymology
Origin of morgen
1620–30, < Dutch morgen and German Morgen morgen, morning (as much land as one plows in a morning)
Example Sentences
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Ach, Trina is sudge a goote girl," she said; "always gay, yes, und sing from morgen to night.
From McTeague by Frank Norris
A morgen is about 2 1/9 English acres.
From Native Life in South Africa by Sol (Solomon Tshekisho) Plaatje
This weapon is called morgen stierne, or the morning star.
From The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 10, No. 285, December 1, 1827 by Various
De strooming stuwde Hem met den morgen heen ten Headoraemen, Van waar hij wedervond, de volksgevierde, Het lieve stambezit, het land der Brondings, De schoone schatburg, waar hij wapenlieden En goed en goud bezat.
From The Translations of Beowulf A Critical Bibliography by Chauncey Brewster Tinker
This shows us, that 984 pounds of carbon, and 32.2 pounds weight of nitrogen, have been obtained in the produce of one morgen of meadow land.
From Familiar Letters on Chemistry by Justus, Freiherr von Liebig
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