Morgen (Noun)
Meaning
A South African unit of measure equal to about 2 acres.
Classification
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure.
Examples
- The farmer owned a smallholding of 5 morgen just outside the town.
- They purchased 10 morgen of land for their new farm expansion.
- To grow crops efficiently, you'll need at least 2 morgen of arable land.
- A morgen was historically considered the area of land that one man could plough in a day.
- After inheriting 8 morgen from her family, she decided to establish a small vineyard.