fedan

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noun

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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nounfedan (plural fedans)

plural fedans

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

    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.

    1993, Rikki Ducornet, The Jade Cabinet, Dalkey Archive Press, page 71

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APA

fedan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fedan

MLA

“fedan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fedan. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fedan,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fedan.

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