A metric unit of area equal to one square meter, used in some countries for land measurement.
From French, combining 'cent' (related to Latin 'centum') with the suffix '-are' (a land measurement unit). It's part of the metric system family developed in France.
The centare is metric system's forgotten cousin—countries that went metric kept the hectare (10,000 square meters) but ditched the centare, which is why you've probably never heard of it.
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