florin
noun
Simple meaning
The currency of Aruba, divided into 100 cents, symbol ƒ.
Pronunciation
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IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈflɔɹɪn
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Definition
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noun
The currency of Aruba, divided into 100 cents, symbol ƒ.
A guilder (pre-Euro currency unit of the Netherlands).
A pre-decimal British coin, worth two shillings or ten new pence.
Any of several gold coins once produced in Florence, Italy; model for the other currencies.
A pre-decimal Australian, and New Zealand, coin, worth 24 pence or a tenth of a pound.
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