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hwan

hwan noun: the monetary unit of South Korea from February 15, 1953 to June 9, 1962.

Noun

hwan (plural hwans or hwan)

  1. The monetary unit of South Korea from February 15, 1953 to June 9, 1962.

Forms of hwan

pluralhwans
pluralhwan

Plural of hwan: hwans or hwan

Origin of hwan

Borrowed from Korean 환(圜) (hwan).

Questions about hwan

What does hwan mean?
Hwan means the monetary unit of South Korea from February 15, 1953 to June 9, 1962.
What part of speech is hwan?
Hwan is a noun.
What is the plural of hwan?
The plural of hwan is hwans.

Words near hwan in the dictionary

  1. hwairs
  2. Hwalien
  3. hwamei
  4. hwameis
  5. Hwamyeong
  6. hwan
  7. Hwang
  8. Hwang Ho
  9. Hwang-Ho
  10. Hwangchow
  11. Hwange

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