dessiatine
[ des-yuh-teen ]
/ ˈdɛs yəˌtin /
noun
a Russian unit of land measure equal to 2.7 U.S. acres (1.1 hectare).
Origin of dessiatine
1790–1800; < Russian
desyatína literally, tithe, tenth, derivative of
désyat' ten
Words nearby dessiatine
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British Dictionary definitions for dessiatine
dessiatine
/ (ˈdɛsjəˌtiːn) /
noun
a Russian unit of area equal to approximately 2.7 acres or 10 800 square metres
Word Origin for dessiatine
C18: from Russian
desyatina, literally: tithe, from
desyat ten