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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Wir haben unser Social Media-Team-Treffen morgen auf Sylt verlegt.
From BBC • Jun. 1, 2022
Ich werde morgen Vladimir #Putin in Moskau treffen.
From The Guardian • Apr. 11, 2022
V�r hilset, morgen, med din nye rigdom, med dug og duft fra alle tr�r og blomster.
From An Essay Toward a History of Shakespeare in Norway by Ruud, Martin Brown
The morning after the wedding, the husband, before they arose, presented to his wife the morgen gift.
From Women of England by James, Bartlett Burleigh
“Guten morgen, Fräulein,” she said, as she marched up to the darkly mysterious theemaschine and began deftly to prepare coffee for me, and to push the Brödchen toward me.
From The First Violin A Novel by Fothergill, Jessie
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