Definitions
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- noun A Russian measure of land, roughly 1.1
hectares .
Etymologies
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From Russian десятина ‘tenth, tithe’.
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Examples
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The "desyatina" is properly 2.7 acres; but in this story round numbers are used.
What Men Live By and Other Tales Leo Tolstoy 1869
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The “desyatina” is properly 2.7 acres; but in this story round numbers are used.
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Amid the thoughts of estate management which greatly occupied me at that time, the question would suddenly occur: "Well, you will have 6,000 desyatinas [Footnote: The desyatina is about 2.75 acres.
A Confession 1887
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