Definition of "dunam"
- noun
A variable measure of land in the Ottoman Empire and its successor states: the amount of land that can be plowed in a day, now often standardized as one decare (1000 m²), but sometimes as much as 2500 m² (in Iraq).
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A variable measure of land in the Ottoman Empire and its successor states: the amount of land that can be plowed in a day, now often standardized as one decare (1000 m²), but sometimes as much as 2500 m² (in Iraq).