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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
Etymology
Noun
florin (plural florins)
The currency of Aruba, divided into 100 cents, symbol Ć’.
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
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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UNAMBIGUOUS
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