Liberal Dictionary English Dictionary
noun
- a unit of surface, or land, measure equal to 100 ares, or 10,000 square meters: equivalent to 2.471 acres. Abbreviation: ha
noun
- one hundred ares. 1 hectare is equivalent to 10 000 square metres or 2.471 acresSymbol: ha
1810, from French hectare “a hundred ares,” formed from Greek hekaton “hundred” (see hecatomb) + Latin area “vacant piece of ground” (see area). A superficial measure containing 100 ares, coined by decree of the French National Convention in 1795.