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bolognino

bolognino noun: any of several types of coin once minted in Bologna.

Noun

bolognino (plural bolognini)

  1. (historical) Any of several types of coin once minted in Bologna.
    • Matteo di Capua followed the example of Chieti, the centre of his authority in the region, by striking a grosso agontano as well as a bolognino, the latter being of papal type with the bust of a saint, and the saint, shown standing on the grosso, being St Nicolas.1986, Philip Grierson, Lucia Travaini, Medieval European Coinage: Volume 14, South Italy, Sicily, Sardinia

Forms of bolognino

pluralbolognini

Origin of bolognino

From Italian bolognino, after the city of Bologna.

Questions about bolognino

What does bolognino mean?
Bolognino means any of several types of coin once minted in Bologna.
What part of speech is bolognino?
Bolognino is a noun.
What is the plural of bolognino?
The plural of bolognino is bolognini.

Words near bolognino in the dictionary

  1. Bolognian phosphorus
  2. Bolognian stone
  3. Bolognian stones
  4. Bolognians
  5. bolognini
  6. bolognino
  7. bologram
  8. bolograms
  9. boloing
  10. boloman
  11. bolombatto

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