Definitions
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Dunams.
Dunams - 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
"The farm is spread over 50 dunams of land."
"They have bought 10 dunams of land for their new factory."
"The real estate agent showed us a plot of 20 dunams for sale."
"The olive grove covers hundreds of dunams."
"The government is planning to allocate 100 dunams for a new park."
Word Game Points
Is DUNAMS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, dunams is valid for both Scrabble US and EU
DUNAMS has a SCRABBLE points total of 9.
Is DUNAMS a valid Words With Friends word?
Yes, dunams is valid for Words With Friends
Valid WordDUNAMS has a WORDS WITH FRIENDS points total of 12.
Is DUNAMS a valid WordFeud word?
Yes, dunams is valid for WordFeud
Valid WordDUNAMS has a WORDFEUD points total of 10.
