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florin

/ˈflɔɹɪn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.37 in modern English

Syllables
florin
IPA
/ˈflɔɹɪn/
9
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of several gold coins once produced in Florence, Italy; model for the other currencies.

noun

A guilder (pre-Euro currency unit of the Netherlands).

noun

The currency of Aruba, divided into 100 cents, symbol ƒ.

noun

A pre-decimal British coin, worth two shillings or ten new pence.

noun

A pre-decimal Australian, and New Zealand, coin, worth 24 pence or a tenth of a pound.

name

A census-designated place in Sacramento County, California, United States.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English florin, floren, from Old French florin, from Italian fiorino (“little flower”). Doublet of fiorino and forint.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈflɔɹɪn/
  • British English: /ˈflɒɹɪn/

Inflected Forms

florins (plural)

Synonyms

guilder gulden dutch florin

Rhymes With

morin orrin orin corrin laurin dorin maurin murrin currin morrin foreign

Questions

How do you pronounce florin?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈflɔɹɪn/.
What does florin mean?
Any of several gold coins once produced in Florence, Italy; model for the other currencies.
Where does florin come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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