Quarter 296474 209665954 2008-05-02T10:34:31Z Xyzzyplugh 639298 cleanup {{wiktionarypar|quarter}} '''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]] {{disambig}} [[de:Quarter]] [[fr:Quartier]] [[ko:쿼터]] [[ja:クオーター]] [[simple:Quarter]] [[th:ควอร์เตอร์]]