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Quarter derives from the French meaning "4" (quatre) or "¼" (quartier). Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... It has been suggested that French Wiktionary be merged into this article or section. ...

• Quarter (U.S. coin), valued at one-fourth of a U.S. dollar
• Quarter (Canadian coin), valued at one-fourth of a Canadian dollar
• an academic term shorter than a semester
• a fiscal quarter is three months of a fiscal year
• a Quarter day- one of the four days on which rent etc was due
• "Quarters", a drinking game
• "Quarters", also known as Bloody Knuckles, a schoolyard game involving quarters or other coins
• Quarters of nobility, proof that all four grandparents were aristocrats
• Quartering (heraldry), joining several coats of arms on one shield partitioned in four
• a Quarter Defense, an American football defensive formation with 7 defensive backs, 3 lineman, and 1 linebacker
• Quarter (country subdivision) - a section or area, usually of a town.

In military and combat: The quarter is 1/4th of a United States dollar or 25 cents. ... The quarter is 1/4th of a Canadian dollar or 25 cents. ... An academic term is a division of an academic year, the time during which a school, college or university holds classes. ... In British and Irish tradition, the quarter days were the four dates on which servants were hired, and rents and rates were due. ... Quarters is a popular drinking game which involves players bouncing a quarter off of a table in an attempt to have the quarter land, usually into a shotglass (or cup) on that table. ... Bloody Knuckles originated from Scandinavian women in the early 1300s, where they showed off their strength, in hope to get married. ... Quartering in heraldry is a method of joining several different coats of arms together in one shield by dividing the shield into not more than four equal parts and placing different coats of arms in each division. ... United States simply as football, is a competitive team sport that is both fast-paced and strategic. ... A quarter is a section of an urban settlement. ...

• Barracks
• General quarters
• Officer's quarters
• Close quarters battle
• Mercy shown to a defeated opponent. Most often used in a negative sense, as 'give no quarter'.

In geography: A barracks housing conscripts of Norrbottens regemente in Boden, Sweden. ... Audio sample: General quarters ( file info) — A call to general quarters aboard a United States Navy vessel. ... It has been suggested that Mêlée be merged into this article or section. ... Pierre Montallier: The Works of Mercy, c. ...

• 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

French Quarter: upper Chartres street looking down towards Jackson Square and the spires of St. ... The Quartier Latin (Latin Quarter) is an area in the 5th arrondissement of Paris, France, around the Sorbonne University. ... City Blocks are a part of the fictional universe recounted in the Judge Dredd series that appears in the UK comic book 2000 AD. // Overview Also known as starscrapers or stratoscrapers (compare skyscraper), they are the most common form of mass-housing in Mega-City One, averaging a population of... The Quartier Latin (Latin Quarter) is an area in the 5th arrondissement and parts of the 6th arrondissement of Paris, France, on the left bank (south side) of the Seine, around the Sorbonne University. ... A quartiere (plural: quartieri) is a subdivision of certain Italian towns. ... The Quartier international de Montréal (QIM) or Montreals International District is an area of the Ville-Marie borough of downtown Montreal that underwent a major urban renewal as a central business district in 2000–2003. ... The Museum of Modern Art is a part of the Museumsquartier The Museumsquartier (MQ) is a 60,000 m² large area in the 7th district of the city of Vienna, Austria, and after it was completed it is now the eigth largest cultural area in the world with Baroque buildings... Hebrew יְרוּשָׁלַיִם (Yerushalayim) (Standard) Yerushalayim or Yerushalaim Arabic commonly القـُدْس (Al-Quds); officially in Israel أورشليم القدس (Urshalim-Al-Quds) Name Meaning Hebrew: (see below), Arabic: The Holiness Government City District Jerusalem Population 724,000 (2006) Jurisdiction 123,000 dunams (123 km²) Jerusalem (Hebrew:  , Yerushaláyim or Yerushalaim; Arabic:  , al-Quds, the Holiness)[2... ... The Tropicana Casino and Resort Atlantic City is a casino and hotel located at Brighton Avenue and the Boardwalk in Atlantic City, New Jersey. ...

See also

• Quarterly
• Hanging, drawing and quartering

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