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Quarter

Quarter is one fourth, ¼, or 25%.

Quarter may also refer to:

Quarter (academic), a division of an academic year lasting from 8 to 12 weeks
Quarter (United States coin), valued at one-fourth of a U.S. dollar
Quarter (Canadian coin), valued at one-fourth of a Canadian dollar
Quarter day, in British and Irish tradition, one of four dates in each year on which rents, etc. were due
Quartering (heraldry), joining several coats of arms on one shield partitioned in four
"Quarters", a drinking game
Academic quarter, term used by universities in various European countries for the 15 minutes between the defined start time for a lecture and the actual time it will start
Fiscal quarter, three months of a fiscal year
An imperial measure of weight, equal to 28 pounds. (See hundredweight)

In geography: Quarter (country subdivision), a section or area, usually of a town
Armenian Quarter, one of the four quarters of the Old City of Jerusalem
Christian Quarter, one of the four quarters of the Old City of Jerusalem
French Quarter, the oldest and most famous neighborhood of New Orleans, Louisiana
Jewish Quarter, one of the four quarters of the Old City of Jerusalem
Latin Quarter, in a number of cities
Museumsquartier, Vienna, Austria
Muslim Quarter, one of the four quarters of the Old City of Jerusalem
Quartier international de Montréal
Quartier Latin, an area of Paris
Quartier Militaire, in Mauritius
Quartiere, a subdivision of certain Italian towns
The Quarter at Tropicana, an entertainment and retail attraction in Atlantic City, New Jersey

In military and combat: 1st Battalion 4th Marines (1/4), a unit in the United States Marine Corps
Barracks, living quarters for personnel on a military post.
Close quarters battle
General quarters
No quarter occurs when a victor shows no clemency or mercy and refuses to spare the life of the vanquished when they surrender at discretion

See also

Quarterly
Quartile
Hanging, drawing and quartering

Source: Wikipedia

Translation

The word "Quarter" occurs as such in the following languages: English, German, Simple English.

Translation(s) in other languages: French: Quartier, Hebrew: רבע, Korean: 쿼터, Japanese: クオーター, Russian: Квартал, Finnish: Vartti, Thai: ควอร์เตอร์.


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