An acre is a unit of measurement used for areas of land. Acre may also refer to: Places Acre, Israel, a historic city in Israel Sanjak of Acre, a prefecture of the Ottoman Empire, located in present-day Israel Acre (state), a Brazilian state Republic of Acre, a series of separatist governments in then Bolivia's Acre region (1899-1903) Acre River, running through Peru, Bolivia, and Brazil Acre, Lancashire, a village in Lancashire, England Heroes' Acre (Namibia), a Namibian war memorial National Heroes Acre (Zimbabwe), a Zimbabwean war memorial The Acre, a historic house in Harrisville, New Hampshire, USA Other uses Acre (Cheshire), a historical unit of area in Cheshire, England Acre (surname) Acre-class destroyer a class of Brazilian ships Acre (Freebase), a JavaScript application hosting environment for Freebase Action with Communities in Rural England, an English charity Alliance of Conservatives and Reformists in Europe, a European political party Atmospheric Circulation Reconstructions over the Earth, a science project See also Aakra or Åkra (disambiguation) Abba of Acre (fl. 3rd century) Accra, the capital of Ghana Acer (disambiguation) Acra (disambiguation) Acres (surname) Aker (disambiguation) Akra (disambiguation) Akre (disambiguation) Aqra (disambiguation) Joan of Acre (1272–1307), English princess Town acre