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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You can buy and stock a good farm—6,000 morgen at least.
From From Veldt Camp Fires by H.A. Bryden
"Poor boy! he's eager to get to the coast But will he live to cover another morgen, think you?"
From The Manxman A Novel - 1895 by Sir Hall Caine
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
On a morgen of cultivated land, in an average of 16 years, in plants containing the same mineral elements, silex, lime, and potash, 857 carbon, 26.8 nitrogen.
From Familiar Letters on Chemistry by Justus, Freiherr von Liebig
On a morgen of meadow-land, we obtain in plants, containing silex, lime, and potash, 984 carbon, 32.2 nitrogen.
From Familiar Letters on Chemistry by Justus, Freiherr von Liebig
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