Morgen
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Morgen is a noun meaning (chiefly historical) A unit of measurement of land in the Netherlands and the Dutch colonies and parts of the United States, where it was equivalent to about two acres; and in Denmark, Norway, and Germany, where it was equivalent to about two-thirds of an acre. Now used informally in Germany to mean one quarter of a hectare.
Meaning
(chiefly historical) A unit of measurement of land in the Netherlands and the Dutch colonies and parts of the United States, where it was equivalent to about two acres; and in Denmark, Norway, and Germany, where it was equivalent to about two-thirds of an acre. Now used informally in Germany to mean one quarter of a hectare.
Example Sentences
‘All my life spent hating a poor little tyrant on a few morgen of poor soil, and he'd never known anything else.’
Word Forms
- morgens
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