morgen
morgen
[ˈmɔːg(ə)n]
noun
[ˈmɔːg(ə)n]
noun
- a measure of land, in particular
摩根（地积单位），尤指
■(in the Netherlands, South Africa, and parts of the US) a measure of land equal to about 0.8 hectare or two acres
（荷兰、南非及美国部分地区）摩根（合0.8公顷或2英亩） - (in Norway, Denmark, and Germany) a measure of land now equal to about 0.3 hectare or two thirds of an acre
（挪威、丹麦和德国）摩根（合0.3公顷或2/ 3英亩）
- early 17th cent.: from Dutch, or from German Morgen 'morning', apparently from the notion of ‘an area of land that can be ploughed in a morning’
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