Metre is the Australian spelling of metre.
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kilometre
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The Australian spelling is "metre".
A metre is the same as a linear metre and they are of internationally agreed lengths. So 1 Australian metre is exactly equal to 1 metre.
The US spelling is meter. The French spelling used in Canada is metre.
metre
gaol is the correct Australian spelling, most Australians use the more modern spelling jail though.
Cathy Freeman is an Australian athlete who competed in 100 metre, 200 metre, 400 metre, high jump and 1x400.
There are 100 centimeters (100cm) in 1 metre' (1m). metre' is the correct spelling
The metre (different spelling, exactly the same). The metre is SI as opposed to just english etc
"centre" is Australian English "center" is American English
metre is the non-US way of spelling meter.
That is the common spelling the way you did it. Americans just like to be different.
proper English metre American spelling meter