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Carolus dollar

Carolus dollar noun: a Spanish-American peso or piece of eight issued by Charles III (1759–88) and Charles IV (1788–1808) of Spain.

Noun

Carolus dollar (plural Carolus dollars)

  1. (historical) A Spanish-American peso or piece of eight issued by Charles III (1759–88) and Charles IV (1788–1808) of Spain.
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Forms of Carolus dollar

pluralCarolus dollars

Origin of Carolus dollar

Latin Carolus (“Charles”) + English dollar

Questions about Carolus dollar

What does Carolus dollar mean?
Carolus dollar means a Spanish-American peso or piece of eight issued by Charles III (1759–88) and Charles IV (1788–1808) of Spain.
What part of speech is Carolus dollar?
Carolus dollar is a noun.
What is the plural of Carolus dollar?
The plural of Carolus dollar is Carolus dollars.

Words near Carolus dollar in the dictionary

  1. Carollos
  2. Carolls
  3. caroloameghiniid
  4. carols
  5. Carolus
  6. Carolus dollar
  7. Carolus dollars
  8. Caroluses
  9. Carolyn
  10. Carolynne
  11. carom

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