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schilling

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

The old currency of Austria, divided into 100 groschen.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

formerly the basic unit of money in Austria

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Austrian schilling

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: Austrian monetary unit

History

Etymology

From German Schilling, from Proto-Germanic *skillingaz. Doublet of shilling.

Across languages

Translations

14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: шилинг (šiling) — old currency of Austria
  • Chinese Mandarin: 先令 (xiānlìng) — old currency of Austria
  • Czech: šilink — old currency of Austria
  • Dutch: schilling — old currency of Austria
  • French: schilling — old currency of Austria
  • German: Schilling — old currency of Austria
  • Hungarian: schilling — old currency of Austria
  • Italian: scellino — old currency of Austria
  • Japanese: シリング (shiringu) — old currency of Austria
  • Marathi: शिलिंग (śiliṅga) — old currency of Austria
  • Norwegian Bokmål: schilling — old currency of Austria
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: schilling — old currency of Austria
  • Russian: ши́ллинг (šílling) — old currency of Austria
  • Spanish: chelín — old currency of Austria