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perper

/ˈpɜː(ɹ)pə(ɹ)/

perper noun: a former currency of Montenegro between 1906 and 1918, divided into 100 para.

Noun

perper (plural perpers or perpera)

  1. A former currency of Montenegro between 1906 and 1918, divided into 100 para.
    • The coinage consists of copper pieces of 1 (jedna) para or heller and 2 (dwe) paras; nickel pieces of 10 (desset) and 20 (dwadesset) paras; silver pieces of 1 (jedan) perper or krone and 5 (pet) perpera; and gold pieces of 10, 20, and 100 perpera.1911, Austria-Hungary: With Excursions to Cetinje, Belgrade, and Bucharest: Handbook for Travellers, page 412
    • New coins as follows—[…]Montenegro, King Nicholas, one and two perpera.1914, The Numismatist, page 404

Forms of perper

pluralperpers
pluralperpera

Questions about perper

What does perper mean?
Perper means a former currency of Montenegro between 1906 and 1918, divided into 100 para.
What part of speech is perper?
Perper is a noun.
How do you pronounce perper?
Perper is pronounced /ˈpɜː(ɹ)pə(ɹ)/.
What is the plural of perper?
The plural of perper is perpers.

Words near perper in the dictionary

  1. perpensity
  2. perpent
  3. perpent stone
  4. perpent stones
  5. perpents
  6. perper
  7. perpera
  8. perpers
  9. perpession
  10. perpessions
  11. perpet

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