morgen

[ mawr-guhn ]

/ ˈmɔr gən /

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noun

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.

a unit equal to about two-thirds of an acre (0.3 hectare), formerly used in Prussia, Norway, and Denmark.

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Origin of morgen

1620–30, Americanism;<Dutch morgen and German Morgen morgen, morning (as much land as one plows in a morning)

Words nearby morgen

morganite, Morgan, J. Pierpont, Morgan le Fay, Morganton, Morgantown, morgen, Morgenthau, morgue, MORI, Moriah, moribund

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How to use morgen in a sentence

De Morgen makes a link between those conversations and this video or similar beheadings.
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They had, according to Morgen, “a wonderful, symbiotic relationship with the press.”
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“But that was a pivotal moment—a turning point—for the band,” adds Morgen.
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For one and all were now hungry, having that day eaten the morgen-maal at a much earlier hour than usual.
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And they were merry again over the morgen-maal, which they ate before leaving the landing-place.
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We had only been at this a few minutes, when to our great astonishment a voice behind us said "Guten Morgen!"
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"You'll git up early in de morgen to rob ein Deitcher of his schnapps," he growled, as he clambered over the gunwale.
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Say, Caraher, he tole me dis morgen—say, he tole me Mist'r Derrick gowun to farm der whole demn rench hisseluf der next yahr.
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British Dictionary definitions for morgen

morgen

/ (ˈmɔːɡən) /

noun

a South African unit of area, equal to about two acres or 0.8 hectare

a unit of area, formerly used in Prussia and Scandinavia, equal to about two thirds of an acre

Word Origin for morgen

C17: from Dutch: morning, a morning's ploughing

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