bigha

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

A measure of land in India, varying from a third of an acre to an acre.

Bangladesh, India

Equivalents

हिन्दीबीघा

Examples

“Colonel Watson had, within a brick wall, at least four hundred begahs of land ⟳, which the East India Company had executed a grant of to him to construct docks […] .”

CEFR level

B1

Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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See also

Bigham bighead bighead carp bigheaded ant bigheadedness Bigheart

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