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• square meter (US)

Noun

square metre ‎(plural square metres)

1. (British) A standard unit of area equal to the area of a square whose sides are one metre long. Symbol: m²
   • 2013 May 10, Audrey Garric, “Urban canopies let nature bloom”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 188, number 22, page 30:

     As towns continue to grow, replanting vegetation has become a form of urban utopia and green roofs are spreading fast. Last year 1m square metres of plant-covered roofing was built in France, as much as in the US, and 10 times more than in Germany, the pioneer in this field.

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• m² (symbol)

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