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florin

/ˈflɒɹɪn/US/ˈflɔɹɪn/

florin noun: any of several gold coins once produced in Florence, Italy; model for the other currencies.

Noun

florin (plural florins)

  1. Any of several gold coins once produced in Florence, Italy; model for the other currencies.
  2. A guilder (pre-Euro currency unit of the Netherlands).
    • [I]n 1646, during the phenomenon known as "Tulipomania", a tulip like the red and white 'Admirael van der Eijck', or the purple-splashed 'Generalen van Gouda' would sell for more than 1,000 Dutch florins, at a time when the average annual income of a skilled worker was about 300 florins.2014 September 26, Charles Quest-Ritson, “The Dutch garden where tulip bulbs live forever: Hortus Bulborum, a volunteer-run Dutch garden, is dedicated to conserving historic varieties before they...
  3. The currency of Aruba, divided into 100 cents, symbol ƒ.
  4. A pre-decimal British coin, worth two shillings or ten new pence.
  5. A pre-decimal Australian, and New Zealand, coin, worth 24 pence or a tenth of a pound.

Proper noun capitalized: Florin

Florin

  1. A census-designated place in Sacramento County, California, United States.

Forms of florin

pluralflorins

Origin of florin

From Middle English florin, floren, from Old French florin, from Italian fiorino (“little flower”). Doublet of fiorino and forint.

Questions about florin

What does florin mean?
Florin means any of several gold coins once produced in Florence, Italy; model for the other currencies.
What part of speech is florin?
Florin can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce florin?
Florin is pronounced /ˈflɒɹɪn/ (UK).
What is the plural of florin?
The plural of florin is florins.

Words near florin in the dictionary

  1. florilegium
  2. florilegiums
  3. florimania
  4. florimer
  5. florimers
  6. florin
  7. Florina
  8. Florinda
  9. florins
  10. floriographer
  11. floriographers

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