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Noun: square metre
Usage: Brit, Cdn (US: square meter)
  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 metres";
    - square meter [US], centare

Derived forms: square metres

Type of: area unit, square measure

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

Encyclopedia: Square metre