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Straits dollar

Straits dollar noun: the currency of the Straits Settlements from 1898 until 1939, also used in the Federated Malay States, the Unfederated Malay States, Kingdom of Sarawak, Brunei, and British North Borneo.

Noun

Straits dollar (plural Straits dollars)

  1. (historical) The currency of the Straits Settlements from 1898 until 1939, also used in the Federated Malay States, the Unfederated Malay States, Kingdom of Sarawak, Brunei, and British North Borneo.

Forms of Straits dollar

pluralStraits dollars

Questions about Straits dollar

What does Straits dollar mean?
Straits dollar means the currency of the Straits Settlements from 1898 until 1939, also used in the Federated Malay States, the Unfederated Malay States, Kingdom of Sarawak, Brunei, and British North Borneo.
What part of speech is Straits dollar?
Straits dollar is a noun.
What is the plural of Straits dollar?
The plural of Straits dollar is Straits dollars.

Words near Straits dollar in the dictionary

  1. straitlacedness
  2. straitly
  3. straitness
  4. straitnesses
  5. straits
  6. Straits dollar
  7. Straits dollars
  8. Straits of Florida
  9. Straits of Gibraltar
  10. Straits of Hormuz
  11. Straits of Juan de Fuca

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