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Convert from arsheen [Russia] to vara [Portuguese]

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Unit Definition (arsheen [Russia])
The Arsheen, also called the Archin, Archine, Archinne, Arschine and Arshin. In the early 18th century, the Tsar Peter the Great issued a ukase redefining the traditional Russian units of length in terms of the English foot. The archin was made equal to 28 English inches, 71.12 centimeters or 16 Vershki.

Unit Definition (vara [Portuguese])
Vara is an old Spanish and Portuguese unit of length. Varas are a surveying unit that appears in many deeds in the southern United States, and varas were also used in many parts of Latin America. It varied in size at various times and places; the Spanish unit was set at about 835.9 mm in 1801. At some time value of 33 in (838 mm) was adopted in California, and 33 1/3 inches (847 mm) in Texas.


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