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'''Quarter''' may refer to:
*[[Quarter (academic)]], a division of an academic year lasting from 8 to 12 weeks
*[[Quarter (United States coin)]], valued at one-fourth of a U.S. dollar
*[[Quarter (Canadian coin)]], valued at one-fourth of a Canadian dollar
*[[Quarter day]], in British and Irish tradition, one of four dates in each year on which rents, etc. were due
*[[Quartering (heraldry)]], joining several coats of arms on one shield partitioned in four
*"[[Quarters]]", a drinking game
*[[Academic Quarter]], term used by nordic universities for the 15 minutes between the defined start time for a lecture and the actual time it will start
*[[Fiscal quarter]], three months of a fiscal year
*One [[fourth]], ¼, or 25%
In '''geography''':
*[[Quarter (country subdivision)]], a section or area, usually of a town
*[[Armenian Quarter]], one of the four quarters of the Old City of Jerusalem
*[[Christian Quarter]], one of the four quarters of the Old City of Jerusalem
*[[French Quarter]], the oldest and most famous neighborhood of New Orleans, Louisiana
*[[Jewish Quarter]], one of the four quarters of the Old City of Jerusalem
*[[Latin Quarter (disambiguation)|Latin Quarter]], in a number of cities
*[[Museumsquartier]], Vienna, Austria
*[[Muslim Quarter]], one of the four quarters of the Old City of Jerusalem
*[[Quartier international de Montréal]]
*[[Quartier Latin]], an area of Paris
*[[Quartier Militaire]], in Mauritius
*[[Quartiere]], a subdivision of certain Italian towns
*[[The Quarter at Tropicana]], an entertainment and retail attraction in Atlantic City, New Jersey
In '''military and combat''':
*[[1st Battalion 4th Marines]] (1/4), a unit in the United States Marine Corps
*[[Barracks]], living quarters for personnel on a military post.
*[[Close quarters battle]]
*[[General quarters]]
*[[No quarter]] occurs when a victor shows no clemency or mercy and refuses to spare the life of the vanquished when they surrender at discretion
==See also==
*[[Quarterly]]
*[[Quartile]]
*[[Hanging, drawing and quartering]]
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