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In India, ? – 19ᵗʰ century, a unit of land area = 2400 square feet. Confusingly, this unit was often called a "ground."
Manni, Tel. () A land measure, commonly designated a ground = (60 × 40 feet) 2400 square feet.
H. H. Wilson, 1855, page 330.
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