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centiare

[sen-tee-air; Fr. sahn-tyar]

noun, plural -ti·ares

[-tee-airz; Fr. -tyar] .

a square meter. Abbreviation: ca

Also, centare.

Origin:
< French; see centi-, are²

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centiare or centare (ˈsɛntɪˌɛə, French sɑ̃tjar, ˈsɛntɛə, French sɑ̃tar)

—n
	a unit of area equal to one square metre

[French, from centi- + are from Latin ārea; see are², area]

centare or centare

—n

[French, from centi- + are from Latin ārea; see are², area]

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centiare

cen·ti·are