: a unit of area equal to 10,000 square meters see Metric System Table
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In the Western mountains where snow is crucial for ski tourism — not to mention water for millions of acres (hectares) of crops and the daily needs of tens of millions of people — much less snow than usual has piled up.
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Mead Gruver, Fortune, 19 Dec. 2025
Each structure could range from a few tens of square meters to a couple of hectares in size with a domed roof and space for living and growing food for sustenance.
—Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 18 Dec. 2025
Last month, the Museum of West African Art (MOWAA) opened its first building on a six-hectare campus designed by British-Ghanaian architect Sir David Adjaye.
—Amir Daftari, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Dec. 2025
The Myanmar Opium Survey 2025, issued Wednesday by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, found the area where opium is cultivated expanded by 17% from 2024 to 53,100 hectares (131,212 acres), the largest area since 2015.
—CNN Money, 4 Dec. 2025
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Mead Gruver, Fortune, 19 Dec. 2025
Each structure could range from a few tens of square meters to a couple of hectares in size with a domed roof and space for living and growing food for sustenance.
—Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 18 Dec. 2025
Last month, the Museum of West African Art (MOWAA) opened its first building on a six-hectare campus designed by British-Ghanaian architect Sir David Adjaye.
—Amir Daftari, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Dec. 2025
The Myanmar Opium Survey 2025, issued Wednesday by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, found the area where opium is cultivated expanded by 17% from 2024 to 53,100 hectares (131,212 acres), the largest area since 2015.
—CNN Money, 4 Dec. 2025
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“Hectare.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hectare. Accessed 26 Dec. 2025.
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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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