Pronunciation:
[var-uh] •
(noun)
Related Resources:
Land and Property Records
Definition:
A unit of length used throughout the Spanish speaking world with a value of
about 33 inches (the Spanish equivalent of the yard). 5,645.4 square varas
equal one acre.
Related Terms
• acre
• chain
• hectare
• indiscriminate
survey
• metes
and bounds
• perch
• plat
• plotting
• pole
• rod
• survey
• warrant
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