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A census-designated place in Sacramento County, California, United States.
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noun
Any of several gold coins once produced in Florence, Italy; model for the other currencies.
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noun
A guilder (pre-Euro currency unit of the Netherlands).
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The currency of Aruba, divided into 100 cents, symbol ƒ.
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A pre-decimal British coin, worth two shillings or ten new pence.
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A pre-decimal Australian, and New Zealand, coin, worth 24 pence or a tenth of a pound.
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formerly the basic unit of money in the Netherlands; equal to 100 cents
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: guilder, gulden, Dutch florin
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Broader terms: Dutch monetary unit
noun
the basic unit of money in Suriname; equal to 100 cents
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: guilder, gulden
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Broader terms: Surinamese monetary unit
History
From Middle English florin, floren, from Old French florin, from Italian fiorino (“little flower”). Doublet of fiorino and forint.
Across languages
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