square kilometre

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

Standard unit of area, symbol km², equal to the area of a square whose sides are one kilometre long; 10⁶ square metres.

Equivalents

Españolkilómetro cuadrado

Françaiskilomètre carré

DeutschQuadratkilometer

18 more languages

Danskkvadratkilometer

Esperantokvadrata kilometro

Suomineliökilometri

Gàidhligcilemeatair ceàrnagach

Galegoquilómetro cadrado

Magyarnégyzetkilométer

Íslenskaferkílómetri

Italianochilometro quadrato chilometro quadro kmq

日本語平方キロメートル

ქართულიკვადრატული კილომეტრი

Nederlandsvierkante kilometer

Polskikilometr kwadratowy

Portuguêsquilómetro quadrado

Românăkilometru pătrat

Русскийквадра́тный киломе́тр

Svenskakvadratkilometer

ไทยตารางกิโลเมตร

Türkçekilometrekare

Examples

“Located at the southern end ⟳ of the exercise area, Wuqiu Dao consists of two islets - Daqiucun [Dachiu-tsun^([sic – meaning Tachiu-tsun])] and Xiaoqiucun [Hsiaochiu-tsun] with each covering approximately one square km.”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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See also

square knot square Kufic square leg square leg umpire square matrix square meal

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