FLORIN

guilder, gulden, florin, Dutch florin

(noun) formerly the basic unit of money in the Netherlands; equal to 100 cents

guilder, gulden, florin

(noun) the basic unit of money in Suriname; equal to 100 cents

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

florin (plural florins)

The currency of Aruba, divided into 100 cents, symbol ƒ.

A pre-decimal British coin, worth two shillings or ten new pence.

A guilder (former currency unit of the Netherlands).

Any of several gold coins once produced in Florence, Italy.

A pre-decimal Australian, and New Zealand, coin, worth 24 pence or a tenth of a pound.

Proper noun

Florin

A census-designated place in Sacramento County, California, United States.

Source: Wiktionary

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Flor"in, n. Etym: [F. florin, It. florino, orig., a Florentine coin, with a lily on it, fr. flore a flower, fr. L. flos. See Flower, and cf. Floren.]

Definition: A silver coin of Florence, first struck in the twelfth century, and noted for its beauty. The name is given to different coins in different countries. The florin of England, first minted in 1849, is worth two shillings, or about 48 cents; the florin of the Netherlands, about 40 cents; of Austria, about 36 cents.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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