"Milliongate" meaning in All languages combined

See Milliongate on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

Etymology: From million + -gate. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|million|gate}} million + -gate Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Milliongate
  1. A scandal in Sierra Leone in the 1980s, involving the appropriation of millions of leones of government money for private use. Categories (topical): Historical events Categories (place): Sierra Leone
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