Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fedan

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: fedan
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A measure of land used in Sudan and Egypt, slightly more than an English acre. One fedan is about 4200 square meters.

Example Sentences

"Tubbs, in the fall of 1862, sent emissaries to Cairo to pressure Ismail, heir to the throne, into planting several thousand fedans – which Tubbs promised to buy."

Inflected Forms

fedans (plural)

Questions

What does fedan mean?: A measure of land used in Sudan and Egypt, slightly more than an English acre. One fedan is about 4200 square meters.

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