florin
/ˈflɔrɪn/
noun
- A former gold or silver coin used in some European countries, especially in the Netherlands and Austria.
- The museum displayed a gold florin from the 14th century.
- My grandmother kept an old Dutch florin in her jewelry box.
- The price of bread was once just a single florin.
- A unit of currency in some countries, such as the Netherlands (before the euro) and Aruba (the Aruban florin).
- The Dutch florin was replaced by the euro in 2002.
- When I visited Aruba, I paid for souvenirs with florins.
- She exchanged her dollars for florins at the bank.
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