: a unit of area equal to 10,000 square meters see Metric System Table
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Despite seasonal assistance, hundreds of hectares of their ranch stretched by Chilko Lake are nurtured by all members of the Lares family all year round.
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Hilary Tetenbaum, USA TODAY, 12 May 2024
There are hundreds of hectares filled with mines and unexploded ordnance.
—Oleksandr Chubko Mauricio Lima, New York Times, 10 May 2024
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Hilary Tetenbaum, USA TODAY, 12 May 2024
There are hundreds of hectares filled with mines and unexploded ordnance.
—Oleksandr Chubko Mauricio Lima, New York Times, 10 May 2024
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hectare
noun
hect·are
ˈhek-ˌta(ə)r 
-ˌte(ə)r
-ˌte(ə)r
-ˌtär
: a unit of area equal to 10,000 square meters see metric system
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