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Gulf rupee

Gulf rupee noun: the official currency of those British protectorates of the Arabian Peninsula that were around the Persian Gulf, between 1959 and 1966 (1970 for Oman): the modern countries of Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, Oman, and the United Arab Emirates.

Noun

Gulf rupee (plural Gulf rupees)

  1. (historical) The official currency of those British protectorates of the Arabian Peninsula that were around the Persian Gulf, between 1959 and 1966 (1970 for Oman): the modern countries of Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, Oman, and the United Arab Emirates.

Forms of Gulf rupee

pluralGulf rupees

Questions about Gulf rupee

What does Gulf rupee mean?
Gulf rupee means the official currency of those British protectorates of the Arabian Peninsula that were around the Persian Gulf, between 1959 and 1966 (1970 for Oman): the modern countries of Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, Oman, and the United Arab Emirates.
What part of speech is Gulf rupee?
Gulf rupee is a noun.
What is the plural of Gulf rupee?
The plural of Gulf rupee is Gulf rupees.

Words near Gulf rupee in the dictionary

  1. Gulf of Suez
  2. Gulf of Thailand
  3. Gulf of Tong-King
  4. Gulf of Tonkin
  5. Gulf of Venice
  6. Gulf rupee
  7. Gulf rupees
  8. Gulf States
  9. Gulf Stream
  10. Gulf War
  11. Gulf War illness

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