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Meaning of fedan | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

A measure of land used in Sudan and Egypt, slightly more than an English acre. One fedan is about 4200 square meters.

Examples

“Tubbs, in the fall of 1862, sent emissaries to Cairo to pressure Ismail, heir to the throne, into planting several thousand fedans – which Tubbs promised to buy.”

CEFR level

B1

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

See also

fedary fedayee feddan Fedders Feddersen feddle