the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. A Spanish measure of length equal to about one yard. The vara now in use equals 33.385 inches.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. A Spanish-American linear measure. In Texas the vara is regarded as equal to 33⅓ English inches; in California, by common consent, it is taken to be exactly 33 English inches. In Mexico it is 32.9927 inches.
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n. a Spanish unit of length (about a yard) having different values in different localities
Word Usage
"But also he has the title of Îśvara, which is specially applied to Śiva."