Quarter

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Quarter derives from the French meaning "4" (quatre) or "¼" (quartier).

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 a section 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:

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:

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