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shilingi

shilingi noun: a unit of currency in East Africa, currently only in use by Tanzania, and divided into 100 senti.

Noun

shilingi (plural shilingi)

  1. A unit of currency in East Africa, currently only in use by Tanzania, and divided into 100 senti.

Forms of shilingi

pluralshilingi

Origin of shilingi

Borrowed from Swahili shilingi, from English shilling.

Questions about shilingi

What does shilingi mean?
Shilingi means a unit of currency in East Africa, currently only in use by Tanzania, and divided into 100 senti.
What part of speech is shilingi?
Shilingi is a noun.
What is the plural of shilingi?
The plural of shilingi is shilingi.

Words near shilingi in the dictionary

  1. shilfas
  2. Shilford
  3. Shilha
  4. Shiliak
  5. Shilin
  6. shilingi
  7. Shilingol
  8. Shilka
  9. shill
  10. shillaber
  11. shillabers

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