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cedi

/ˈsiːdiː/

cedi noun: the currency of Ghana, divided into 100 pesewas and represented by ₵.

Noun (1)

cedi (plural cedis)

  1. The currency of Ghana, divided into 100 pesewas and represented by ₵.
    • A 25-year-old motorbike rider, Eric Sulley has been sentenced to a fine of 300 Ghana cedis for riding a motorbike without a helmet by the Akim Swedru Circuit Court presided by Mr Yaw Atta Sampong.2013 February 4, “Court fines motorbike rider for riding without helmet”, in GhanaWeb

Noun (2) capitalized: Cedi

Cedi pl (plural only)

  1. (historical, plural, plural-only) An ancient Indo-Aryan tribe of central South Asia whose existence is attested during the Iron Age.

Proper noun capitalized: Cedi

Cedi

  1. (alternative) Alternative form of Chedi (“ancient Indian kingdom”).

Forms of cedi

pluralcedis

Origin of cedi

Ultimately from Fante Akan sedi (“cowrie shell”).

Words that rhyme with cedi

Questions about cedi

What does cedi mean?
Cedi means the currency of Ghana, divided into 100 pesewas and represented by ₵.
What part of speech is cedi?
Cedi can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce cedi?
Cedi is pronounced /ˈsiːdiː/.
What is the plural of cedi?
The plural of cedi is cedis.

Words near cedi in the dictionary

  1. Cederman
  2. Cedermans
  3. ceders
  4. cedes
  5. cedes the field
  6. cedi
  7. CEDIA
  8. cedilla
  9. cedillas
  10. cedillated
  11. cedillated e

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