Definitions
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Dunam.
Dunam - as a noun
An ottoman turkish unit of surface area nominally equal to 1,600 square (turkish) paces but actually varied at a provincial and local level according to land quality to accommodate its colloquial sense of the amount of land able to be plowed in a day, roughly equivalent to the byzantine stremma or english acre.
A modern turkish unit of surface area equal to a decare (1000 m2), equivalent to the modern greek stremma.
Various other units in other areas of the former ottoman empire, usually equated to the decare but sometimes varying (as in iraq, where it is 2500 m2).
Example Sentences
"A dunam is a unit of land area equal to one-tenth of a hectare."
"The farmer owns several dunams of fertile soil."
"She inherited a dunam of land from her grandparents."
"The price per dunam of waterfront property is quite high."
"The real estate agent advertised a plot of land measuring five dunams."
Word Game Points
Is DUNAM a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, dunam is valid for both Scrabble US and EU
DUNAM has a SCRABBLE points total of 8.
Is DUNAM a valid Words With Friends word?
Yes, dunam is valid for Words With Friends
Valid WordDUNAM has a WORDS WITH FRIENDS points total of 11.
Is DUNAM a valid WordFeud word?
Yes, dunam is valid for WordFeud
Valid WordDUNAM has a WORDFEUD points total of 9.
