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Answer for the clue "In some European countries a unit of weight equivalent to 50 kilograms ", 7 letters:
centner

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Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. A unit of weight with different actual definitions in parts of Germany and Scandinavia, typically 100 local pounds.

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Centner \Cent"ner\, n. [Cf. G. centner a hundred-weight, fr. L. centenarius of a hundred, fr. centum a hundred.] (Metal. & Assaying) A weight divisible first into a hundred parts, and then into smaller parts. Note: The metallurgists use a weight divided ...

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n. a unit of weight equal to 100 kilograms [syn: hundredweight , metric hundredweight , doppelzentner ] in some European countries: a unit of weight equivalent to 50 kilograms a United States unit of weight equivalent to 100 pounds [syn: hundredweight , ...