"ouguiya" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /uːˈɡiːjə/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-ouguiya.wav Forms: ouguiyas [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from French ouguiya, from Arabic أُوقِيَّة (ʔūqiyya), via Classical Syriac and Ancient Greek from Latin uncia (“ounce”). Doublet of ounce, inch, uncia, oka, and awqiyyah. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|ouguiya}} French ouguiya, {{uder|en|ar|أُوقِيَّة}} Arabic أُوقِيَّة (ʔūqiyya), {{uder|en|syc|-}} Classical Syriac, {{uder|en|grc|-}} Ancient Greek, {{der|en|la|uncia||ounce}} Latin uncia (“ounce”), {{doublet|en|ounce|inch|uncia|oka|awqiyyah}} Doublet of ounce, inch, uncia, oka, and awqiyyah Head templates: {{en-noun}} ouguiya (plural ouguiyas)
  1. The currency of Mauritania, divided into five khoums. Wikipedia link: Mauritanian ouguiya Categories (topical): Currencies Categories (place): Mauritania Synonyms: ougiya Translations (currency): أُوقِيَّة (ʔūqiyya) [feminine] (Arabic), 烏吉亞 /乌吉亚 (wūjíyà) (Chinese Mandarin), uguijao (Esperanto), ouguiya (Finnish), ouguiya [masculine] (French), ουγκίγια (ougkígia) [feminine] (Greek), ウギア (ugia) (Japanese), 우기야 (ugiya) (Korean), ugija (Polish), uguia [feminine] (Portuguese), у́гия (úgija) [feminine] (Russian), uguiya [feminine] (Spanish)

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