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Noun: square meter
Usage: US (elsewhere: square metre)
  1. A unit of measurement for area, defined as the area of a square with sides of exactly 1 metre; a centiare is 1/100th of an are
    "The room measured 20 square meters";
    - square metre [Brit, Cdn], centare

Derived forms: square meters

Type of: area unit, square measure

Part of: square kilometer [US], square kilometre [Brit, Cdn]

Encyclopedia: Square meter