DictionaryRoot: area
Latin
area
level ground, open space
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noun
hectare
HEK-tair/ˈhekter/
A unit of land area equal to 10,000 square meters.
Etymology
The ground element supplies the idea of surface area, while “hundred” counts ares, not square meters. A hectare is one hundred ares, totaling 10,000 square meters.