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121 relations: Acre (Cheshire), Acre-foot, Adelaide, American football field, American Samoa, Ancient Roman units of measurement, Anthropic units, Arpent, Barleycorn (unit), British Virgin Islands, Canada, Canadian Prairies, Carucate, Cayman Islands, Chain (unit), Cognate, Commonwealth of Nations, Composition of Yards and Perches, Conversion of units, Cuerda, Denmark, Dominica, Dunam, Dutch language, Edward I of England, Edward III of England, End zone, European units of measurement directives, Falkland Islands, Feddan, Financial Times, Foot (unit), Football pitch, Furlong, George IV, Ghana, God's Acre, Grenada, Grid plan, Guam, Gunta, Hectare, Henry VIII, History Trust of South Australia, HM Land Registry, Icelandic language, Imperial units, Inch, India, International yard and pound, ... Expand index (71 more) »
Acre (Cheshire)
A Cheshire acre is a unit of area historically used in the County of Cheshire. Acre and acre (Cheshire) are units of area.
Acre-foot
The acre-foot is a non-SI unit of volume equal to about commonly used in the United States in reference to large-scale water resources, such as reservoirs, aqueducts, canals, sewer flow capacity, irrigation water, and river flows. Acre and acre-foot are customary units of measurement in the United States.
Adelaide
Adelaide (Tarntanya) is the capital and most populous city of South Australia, and the fifth-most populous city in Australia. "Adelaide" may refer to either Greater Adelaide (including the Adelaide Hills) or the Adelaide city centre. The demonym Adelaidean is used to denote the city and the residents of Adelaide.
American football field
The rectangular field of play used for American football games measures long between the goal lines, and (53.3 yards) wide.
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American Samoa
American Samoa is an unincorporated territory of the United States located in the Polynesia region of the South Pacific Ocean.
Ancient Roman units of measurement
The units of measurement of ancient Rome were generally consistent and well documented.
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Anthropic units
The term anthropic unit (from Greek άνθρωπος meaning human) is used with different meanings in archaeology, in measurement and in social studies.
Arpent
An arpent (sometimes called arpen) is a unit of length and a unit of area. Acre and arpent are surveying and units of area.
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Barleycorn (unit)
The barleycorn is an English unit of length equal to of an inch (i.e. about). It is still used as the basis of shoe sizes in English-speaking countries.
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British Virgin Islands
The British Virgin Islands (BVI), officially the Virgin Islands, are a British Overseas Territory in the Caribbean, to the east of Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands and north-west of Anguilla.
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Canada
Canada is a country in North America.
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Canadian Prairies
The Canadian Prairies (usually referred to as simply the Prairies in Canada) is a region in Western Canada.
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Carucate
The carucate or carrucate (carrūcāta or carūcāta) was a medieval unit of land area approximating the land a plough team of eight oxen could till in a single annual season. Acre and carucate are units of area.
Cayman Islands
The Cayman Islands is a self-governing British Overseas Territory, and the largest by population.
Chain (unit)
The chain (abbreviated ch) is a unit of length equal to 66 feet (22 yards), used in both the US customary and Imperial unit systems. Acre and chain (unit) are customary units of measurement in the United States, imperial units and surveying.
Cognate
In historical linguistics, cognates or lexical cognates are sets of words that have been inherited in direct descent from an etymological ancestor in a common parent language.
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Commonwealth of Nations
The Commonwealth of Nations, often simply referred to as the Commonwealth, is an international association of 56 member states, the vast majority of which are former territories of the British Empire from which it developed.
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Composition of Yards and Perches
The Composition of Yards and Perches (Compositio Ulnarum et Perticarum) or the Statute of Ells and Perches was a medieval English statute defining the length of the barleycorn, inch, foot, yard, and perch, as well as the area of the acre.
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Conversion of units
Conversion of units is the conversion of the unit of measurement in which a quantity is expressed, typically through a multiplicative conversion factor that changes the unit without changing the quantity.
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Cuerda
The term "cuerda" (Spanish for rope) refers to a unit of measurement in some Spanish-speaking regions, including Puerto Rico, Guatemala, Cuba, Spain, and Paraguay. Acre and Cuerda are units of area.
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Denmark
Denmark (Danmark) is a Nordic country in the south-central portion of Northern Europe.
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Dominica
Dominica (or; Dominican Creole French: Dominik; Kalinago: Waitukubuli), officially the Commonwealth of Dominica, is an island country in the Caribbean.
Dunam
A dunam (Ottoman Turkish, Arabic: دونم; dönüm; דונם), also known as a donum or dunum and as the old, Turkish, or Ottoman stremma, was the Ottoman unit of area equivalent to the Greek stremma or English acre, representing the amount of land that could be ploughed by a team of oxen in a day. Acre and dunam are units of area.
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Dutch language
Dutch (Nederlands.) is a West Germanic language, spoken by about 25 million people as a first language and 5 million as a second language and is the third most spoken Germanic language.
Edward I of England
Edward I (17/18 June 1239 – 7 July 1307), also known as Edward Longshanks and the Hammer of the Scots, was King of England from 1272 to 1307.
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Edward III of England
Edward III (13 November 1312 – 21 June 1377), also known as Edward of Windsor before his accession, was King of England from January 1327 until his death in 1377.
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End zone
The end zone is the scoring area on the field, according to gridiron-based codes of football.
European units of measurement directives
As of 2009, the European Union had issued two units of measurement directives.
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Falkland Islands
The Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) is an archipelago in the South Atlantic Ocean on the Patagonian Shelf.
Feddan
A feddan (faddān) is a unit of area used in Egypt, South Sudan, Sudan, Syria, and the Oman. Acre and feddan are units of area.
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Financial Times
The Financial Times (FT) is a British daily newspaper printed in broadsheet and also published digitally that focuses on business and economic current affairs.
Foot (unit)
The foot (standard symbol: ft) is a unit of length in the British imperial and United States customary systems of measurement. Acre and foot (unit) are customary units of measurement in the United States and imperial units.
Football pitch
A football pitch (also known as a soccer field in the United States) is the playing surface for the game of association football.
Furlong
A furlong is a measure of distance in imperial units and United States customary units equal to one-eighth of a mile, equivalent to any of 660 feet, 220 yards, 40 rods, 10 chains or approximately 201 metres. Acre and furlong are customary units of measurement in the United States, imperial units and surveying.
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George IV
George IV (George Augustus Frederick; 12 August 1762 – 26 June 1830) was King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and King of Hanover from 29 January 1820 until his death in 1830.
Ghana
Ghana, officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa.
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God's Acre
God's Acre is a churchyard, specifically the burial ground.
Grenada
Grenada (Grenadian Creole French: Gwenad) is an island country of the West Indies in the eastern Caribbean Sea.
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Grid plan
In urban planning, the grid plan, grid street plan, or gridiron plan is a type of city plan in which streets run at right angles to each other, forming a grid.
Guam
Guam (Guåhan) is an organized, unincorporated territory of the United States in the Micronesia subregion of the western Pacific Ocean.
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Gunta
The gunta or guntha is a measure of area used in the Indian subcontinent, predominantly used in some South Asian countries. Acre and gunta are units of area.
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Hectare
The hectare (SI symbol: ha) is a non-SI metric unit of area equal to a square with 100-metre sides (1 hm2), that is, 10,000 square meters (10,000 m2), and is primarily used in the measurement of land. Acre and hectare are units of area.
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Henry VIII
Henry VIII (28 June 149128 January 1547) was King of England from 22 April 1509 until his death in 1547.
History Trust of South Australia
The History Trust of South Australia, sometimes referred to as History SA, was created as a statutory corporation by the History Trust of South Australia Act 1981, to safeguard South Australia’s heritage and to encourage research and public presentations of South Australian history.
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HM Land Registry
His Majesty's Land Registry is a non-ministerial department of His Majesty's Government, created in 1862 to register the ownership of land and property in England and Wales.
Icelandic language
Icelandic (íslenska) is a North Germanic language from the Indo-European language family spoken by about 314,000 people, the vast majority of whom live in Iceland, where it is the national language.
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Imperial units
The imperial system of units, imperial system or imperial units (also known as British Imperial or Exchequer Standards of 1826) is the system of units first defined in the British Weights and Measures Act 1824 and continued to be developed through a series of Weights and Measures Acts and amendments.
Inch
The inch (symbol: in or pprime) is a unit of length in the British Imperial and the United States customary systems of measurement. Acre and inch are customary units of measurement in the United States and imperial units.
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India
India, officially the Republic of India (ISO), is a country in South Asia.
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International yard and pound
The international yard and pound are two units of measurement that were the subject of an agreement among representatives of six nations signed on 1 July 1959: Australia, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa, the United Kingdom and the United States.
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Irish measure
Irish measure or plantation measure was a system of units of land measurement used in Ireland from the 16th century plantations until the 19th century, with residual use into the 20th century.
Jamaica
Jamaica is an island country in the Caribbean Sea and the West Indies. At, it is the third largest island—after Cuba and Hispaniola—of the Greater Antilles and the Caribbean. Jamaica lies about south of Cuba, west of Hispaniola (the island containing Haiti and the Dominican Republic), and south-east of the Cayman Islands (a British Overseas Territory).
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Jerib
The jerib or djerib (جریب; cerip) is a traditional unit of land measurement in the Middle East and southwestern Asia. Acre and jerib are units of area.
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JSTOR
JSTOR (short for Journal Storage) is a digital library of academic journals, books, and primary sources founded in 1994.
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Jugerum
The jugerum or juger (iūgerum, iūgera, iūger, or iugus) was a Roman unit of area, equivalent to a rectangle 240 Roman feet in length and 120 feet in width (about 71×35½m), i.e. 28,800 square Roman feet (pedes quadratum) or about hectare (0.623 acre). Acre and jugerum are units of area.
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Land registration
Land registration is any of various systems by which matters concerning ownership, possession, or other rights in land are formally recorded (usually with a government agency or department) to provide evidence of title, facilitate transactions, and prevent unlawful disposal.
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Latin
Latin (lingua Latina,, or Latinum) is a classical language belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European languages.
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Legislation.gov.uk
legislation.gov.uk, formerly known as the UK Statute Law Database, is the official Web-accessible database of the statute law of the United Kingdom, hosted by The National Archives.
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Link (unit)
The link (usually abbreviated as "l.", "li." or "lnk."), sometimes called a Gunter’s link, is a unit of length formerly used in many English-speaking countries. Acre and link (unit) are customary units of measurement in the United States.
List of minor Hebrew Bible figures, A–K
This article contains persons named in the Bible, specifically in the Hebrew Bible, of minor notability, about whom little or nothing is known, aside from some family connections.
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Louisiana
Louisiana (Louisiane; Luisiana; Lwizyàn) is a state in the Deep South and South Central regions of the United States.
Mendenhall Order
The Mendenhall Order marked a decision to change the fundamental standards of length and mass of the United States from the customary standards based on those of England to metric standards.
Metric system
The metric system is a decimal-based system of measurement.
Metrication in Australia
Metrication in Australia effectively began in 1966 with the conversion to decimal currency under the auspices of the Decimal Currency Board.
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Metrication in New Zealand
New Zealand started metrication in 1969 with the establishment of the Metric Advisory Board (MAB) and completed metrication on 14 December 1976.
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Middle Ages
In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or medieval period (also spelt mediaeval or mediæval) lasted from approximately 500 to 1500 AD.
Montserrat
Montserrat is a British Overseas Territory in the Caribbean.
Morgen
A morgen was a unit of measurement of land area in Germany, the Netherlands, Poland, Lithuania and parts of the Dutch Overseas Empire, such as South Africa. Acre and morgen are units of area.
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National Institute of Standards and Technology
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is an agency of the United States Department of Commerce whose mission is to promote American innovation and industrial competitiveness.
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Nelson, New Zealand
Nelson (Whakatū) is a New Zealand city and unitary authority on the eastern shores of Tasman Bay at the top of the South Island.
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New Plymouth
New Plymouth (Ngāmotu) is the major city of the Taranaki region on the west coast of the North Island of New Zealand.
Normandy
Normandy (Normandie; Normaundie, Nouormandie; from Old French Normanz, plural of Normant, originally from the word for "northman" in several Scandinavian languages) is a geographical and cultural region in northwestern Europe, roughly coextensive with the historical Duchy of Normandy.
Northern Mariana Islands
The Northern Mariana Islands, officially the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI; Sankattan Siha Na Islas Mariånas; Commonwealth Téél Falúw kka Efáng llól Marianas), is an unincorporated territory and commonwealth of the United States consisting of 14 islands in the northwestern Pacific Ocean.
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Norway
Norway (Norge, Noreg), formally the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, situated on the Scandinavian Peninsula.
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Old English
Old English (Englisċ or Ænglisc), or Anglo-Saxon, was the earliest recorded form of the English language, spoken in England and southern and eastern Scotland in the early Middle Ages.
Ottoman units of measurement
The list of traditional Turkish units of measurement, a.k.a. Ottoman units of measurement, is given below.
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Ox
An ox (oxen), also known as a bullock (in British, Australian, and Indian English), is a bovine, trained and used as a draft animal.
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Oxgang
An oxgang or bovate (oxangang; oxgang; damh-imir; bovāta) is an old land measurement formerly used in Scotland and England as early as the 16th century sometimes referred to as an oxgait. Acre and oxgang are units of area.
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Pays de Caux
The Pays de Caux (literally Land of Caux) is an area in Normandy occupying the greater part of the French département of Seine Maritime in Normandy.
Plough
A plough or plow (US; both) is a farm tool for loosening or turning the soil before sowing seed or planting.
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Pous
The pous (podes; πούς, poús) or Greek foot (feet) was a Greek unit of length.
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Prussia (region)
Prussia (Prusy; Prūsija; Пруссия; Old Prussian: Prūsa; Preußen; /label/label) is a historical region in Central Europe on the south-eastern coast of the Baltic Sea, that ranges from the Vistula delta in the west to the end of the Curonian Spit in the east and extends inland as far as Masuria, divided between Poland, Russia and Lithuania.
Public Land Survey System
The Public Land Survey System (PLSS) is the surveying method developed and used in the United States to plat, or divide, real property for sale and settling.
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Puerto Rico
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Quarter acre
In Australian and New Zealand English, a quarter acre is a term for a suburban plot of land.
Quebec
QuebecAccording to the Canadian government, Québec (with the acute accent) is the official name in Canadian French and Quebec (without the accent) is the province's official name in Canadian English is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada.
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Queen Victoria
Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria; 24 May 1819 – 22 January 1901) was Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 20 June 1837 until her death in 1901.
Republic of Ireland
Ireland (Éire), also known as the Republic of Ireland (Poblacht na hÉireann), is a country in north-western Europe consisting of 26 of the 32 counties of the island of Ireland.
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Rod (unit)
The rod, perch, or pole (sometimes also lug) is a surveyor's tool and unit of length of various historical definitions. Acre and rod (unit) are customary units of measurement in the United States and imperial units.
Rood (unit)
A rood (abbreviation: ro) is a historic English and international inch-pound measure of area, as well as an archaic English measure of length. Acre and rood (unit) are imperial units and units of area.
Saint Helena
Saint Helena is one of the three constituent parts of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, a remote British overseas territory.
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Kitts and Nevis, officially the Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis, is an island country consisting of the two islands of Saint Kitts and Nevis, both located in the West Indies, in the Leeward Islands chain of the Lesser Antilles.
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Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia is an island country of the West Indies in the eastern Caribbean.
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is an island country in the eastern Caribbean.
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Samoa
Samoa, officially the Independent State of Samoa and until 1997 known as Western Samoa, is a Polynesian island country consisting of two main islands (Savai'i and Upolu); two smaller, inhabited islands (Manono and Apolima); and several smaller, uninhabited islands, including the Aleipata Islands (Nu'utele, Nu'ulua, Fanuatapu and Namua).
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Sanskrit
Sanskrit (attributively संस्कृत-,; nominally संस्कृतम्) is a classical language belonging to the Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-European languages.
Savills
Savills plc is a British real estate services company based in London.
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Scottish acre
A Scottish or Scots acre was a land measurement used in Scotland. Acre and Scottish acre are units of area.
Scottish units
Scottish or Scots units of measurement are the weights and measures peculiar to Scotland which were nominally replaced by English units in 1685 but continued to be used in unofficial contexts until at least the late 18th century.
Section (United States land surveying)
In U.S. land surveying under the Public Land Survey System (PLSS), a section is an area nominally, containing, with 36 sections making up one survey township on a rectangular grid. Acre and section (United States land surveying) are customary units of measurement in the United States and units of area.
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South African units of measurement
A number of units of measurement were used in South Africa to measure quantities like length, mass, capacity, etc.
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South Australia
South Australia (commonly abbreviated as SA) is a state in the southern central part of Australia.
Spanish units of measurement
There are a number of Spanish units of measurement of length or area that are virtually obsolete due to metrication.
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Square
In Euclidean geometry, a square is a regular quadrilateral, which means that it has four sides of equal length and four equal angles (90-degree angles, π/2 radian angles, or right angles).
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Square metre
The square metre (international spelling as used by the International Bureau of Weights and Measures) or square meter (American spelling) is the unit of area in the International System of Units (SI) with symbol m2. Acre and square metre are units of area.
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka, historically known as Ceylon, and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an island country in South Asia.
Stremma
The stremma (stremmata; στρέμμα, strémma) is unit of land area used mainly in Greece and Cyprus, equal to 1,000 square metres or approximately ¼ acre. Acre and stremma are units of area.
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Swedish language
Swedish (svenska) is a North Germanic language from the Indo-European language family, spoken predominantly in Sweden and in parts of Finland.
The Bahamas
The Bahamas, officially the Commonwealth of The Bahamas, is an island country within the Lucayan Archipelago of the Atlantic Ocean.
The National Archives (United Kingdom)
The National Archives (TNA; Yr Archifau Cenedlaethol) is a non-ministerial department of the Government of the United Kingdom.
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Turks and Caicos Islands
The Turks and Caicos Islands (abbreviated TCI; and) are a British Overseas Territory consisting of the larger Caicos Islands and smaller Turks Islands, two groups of tropical islands in the Lucayan Archipelago of the Atlantic Ocean and northern West Indies.
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U.S. National Geodetic Survey
The National Geodetic Survey (NGS) is a United States federal agency based in Washington, D.C. that defines and manages a national coordinate system, providing the foundation for transportation and communication, mapping and charting, and a large number of science and engineering applications.
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Unit of measurement
A unit of measurement, or unit of measure, is a definite magnitude of a quantity, defined and adopted by convention or by law, that is used as a standard for measurement of the same kind of quantity.
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United States customary units
United States customary units form a system of measurement units commonly used in the United States and most U.S. territories, since being standardized and adopted in 1832. Acre and United States customary units are customary units of measurement in the United States.
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United States Virgin Islands
The United States Virgin Islands, officially the Virgin Islands of the United States, are a group of Caribbean islands and an unincorporated and organized territory of the United States.
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University of Adelaide Press
The University of Adelaide Press (UAP) was the book publishing arm of The University of Adelaide.
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University of Nottingham
The University of Nottingham is a public research university in Nottingham, England.
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Virgate
The virgate, yardland, or yard of land (virgāta) was an English unit of land. Acre and virgate are units of area.
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Waddesdon Manor
Waddesdon Manor is a country house in the village of Waddesdon, in Buckinghamshire, England.
Weights and Measures Acts (UK)
Weights and Measures Acts are acts of the British Parliament determining the regulation of weights and measures.
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Wellington
Wellington is the capital city of New Zealand.
References
Also known as Acerage, Acrage, Acre (unit), Acreage, Acreages, Acres, Akreo, Eekkeri, Imperial acre, Statute acre, Survey acre, US survey acre.