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EGYPTIAN POUND
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The basic unit of money in Egypt; equal to 100 piasters
Synonyms:
Egyptian pound; pound
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Hypernyms ("Egyptian pound" is a kind of...):
Egyptian monetary unit (monetary unit in Egypt)
Meronyms (parts of "Egyptian pound"):
piaster; piastre (a fractional monetary unit in Egypt and Lebanon and Sudan and Syria)