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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A Hindu land-measure, locally varying in extent, but usually regarded as equal to from one third to two thirds of an English acre. The bega of Calcutta is 1,600 square yards, or about a third of an acre.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun See bigha.

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  • noun Alternative form of bigha.

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