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acre

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Definition: acre, unit of land measurement in the British Imperial and United States Customary systems, equal to 43,560 square feet, or 160 square rods. One acre is equivalent to 0.4047 hectares (4,047 square metres). Source: http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/4100/acre

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Approved Date
09-Nov-2012

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