Acre vs Bigha - What's the difference?
acre | bigha |
(label) A field.
A unit of surface area (symbol'' a. ''or ac.), originally as much as a yoke of oxen could plough in a day; later defined as an area 1 chain (22 yd) by 1 furlong (220 yd), or 4,840 square yards. Equivalent to about 4,046.86 square metres.
* {{quote-book, year=2006, author=
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, chapter=2 A large amount (of area).
A measure of land in India, varying from a third of an acre to an acre.
(Webster 1913)
As nouns the difference between acre and bigha
is that acre is a field while bigha is a measure of land in India, varying from a third of an acre to an acre.As a proper noun Acre
is a port city in northern Israel.acre
English
(wikipedia acre)Alternative forms
* (archaic)Noun
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