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Dirham

A unit of currency used in the Arab world, currently the name of the currency of Morocco and the United Arab Emirates.

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    A unit of currency used in the Arab world, currently the name of the currency of Morocco and the United Arab Emirates.

noun
  1. 1

    A former small Turkish unit of weight, variously reckoned as 1.5–3.5 g (0.05–0.12 oz.).

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kuwaiti dirhamnounworth one tenth of a kuwaiti dinar; equal 100 fils
libyan dirhamnoun100 dirhams equal 1 dinar
qatari dirhamnoun100 dirhams equal 1 riyal
tunisian dirhamnoun100 dirhams equal 1 dinar
united arab emirate dirhamnounthe basic unit of money in the united arab emirates; equal to 1,000 fils
moroccan dirhamnounThe currency of Morocco

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kuwaiti dirhamnounworth one tenth of a kuwaiti dinar; equal 100 fils
libyan dirhamnoun100 dirhams equal 1 dinar
moroccan dirhamnounThe currency of Morocco
qatari dirhamnoun100 dirhams equal 1 riyal
tunisian dirhamnoun100 dirhams equal 1 dinar
united arab emirate dirhamnounthe basic unit of money in the united arab emirates; equal to 1,000 fils
dhsnoun(US) Initialism of Department of Homeland Security.
aednoun(medicine) Initialism of automated external defibrillator.
dollarsnounOfficial designation for currency in some parts of the world, including Canada, the United States, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Hong Kong, and elsewhere. Its symbol is $.
halalanounA monetary unit of Saudi Arabia equal to one hundredth of a riyal.
riyalnounThe official currency of Qatar and Saudi Arabia.
dinarnoun(numismatics) The official currency of several countries, including Algeria, Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Libya, Serbia, Tunisia and (as denar) North Macedonia.
ghirshnounDated form of qursh. [A monetary unit in Saudi Arabia equivalent to a twentieth of a rial.]
dhourranounAlternative form of durra. [A kind of millet, a variety of sorghum; Indian millet (Sorghum bicolor).]
santimnounA subunit of Latvian currency. 100 santims equal a lat.
qurshnounA monetary unit in Saudi Arabia equivalent to a twentieth of a rial.
qirshnounAlternative form of qursh. [A monetary unit in Saudi Arabia equivalent to a twentieth of a rial.]
rialnounThe official currencies of Iran, Oman, and Yemen.
liranounThe basic unit of currency in Turkey.
qurushnounAlternative form of qursh. [A monetary unit in Saudi Arabia equivalent to a twentieth of a rial.]

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