Quarter

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Quarter derives from the French meaning "4" or "¼" and may refer to:

Quarter (U.S. coin), valued at one-fourth of a U.S. dollar
Quarter (Canadian coin), valued at one-fourth of a Canadian dollar
a one-fourth part of any measure, notably including:
*one-fourth of an hour
*one-fourth of a year, often a fiscal year
*one-quarter of a hundredweight
*one-quarter of an ounce, term associated mostly with illicit drug sales
an academic term shorter than a semester
"Quarters", a drinking game
"Quarters", also known as Bloody Knuckles, a schoolyard game involving quarters or other coins
Quartering (heraldry)

In military and combat:

In geography:

French Quarter, the oldest and most famous neighborhood of New Orleans, Louisiana
Latin Quarter, in a number of cities
Quarteirão, city blocks in Brazil
Quartier Latin, an area of Paris
Quartiere, a subdivision of certain Italian towns
Quartier international de Montréal
Museumsquartier, Vienna, Austria
One of the four quarters of Jerusalem's Old City
The Quarter, an entertainment and retail attraction at Tropicana Casino Resort Atlantic City

See also