English Explanatory Dictionary

Morgen

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A surname from German.
noun
  1. 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.

Word forms

Morgen Morgens

Etymology

Borrowed from German Morgen.

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