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guldens

guldens is the plural of gulden.

Meaning of gulden

Noun

gulden (plural guldens or gulden)

  1. (historical) An old currency of the Netherlands (and its former overseas territory the Netherlands Antilles or the Dutch East Indies).
    • The wheel spun and stopped at 13. I had lost! With a feeling like a sick qualm, as though I would like to make my way out of the crowd and go home, I staked another fifty gulden—this time on the red.1867, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, chapter II, in The Gambler, translated by C. J. Hogarth^(https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_Gambler_(1867)/II)
    Synonyms:
    guilder

Questions about guldens

What is guldens the plural of?
Guldens is the plural of gulden.

Words near guldens in the dictionary

  1. guldastas
  2. Guldborgsund
  3. gulden
  4. guldengroschen
  5. guldengroschens
  6. guldens
  7. guldentaler
  8. guldentalers
  9. guldenthaler
  10. guldenthalers
  11. gulder

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