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flor·in 
[flawr-in, flor-] Pronunciation Key
[flawr-in, flor-] Pronunciation Key –noun
| 1. | a cupronickel coin of Great Britain, formerly equal to two shillings or the tenth part of a pound and retained in circulation equal to 10 new pence after decimalization in 1971: first issued in 1849 as a silver coin. |
| 2. | the guilder of the Netherlands. |
| 3. | a former gold coin of Florence, first issued in 1252 and widely imitated. |
| 4. | a former gold coin of England, first issued under Edward III. |
| 5. | a former gold coin of Austria, first issued in the middle of the 14th century. |
[Origin: 1275–1325; ME < MF < OIt fiorino Florentine coin stamped with a lily, deriv. of fiore flower < L flōrem, acc. of flōs flower]
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Flor·in
[flawr-in, flor-] Pronunciation Key
[flawr-in, flor-] Pronunciation Key –noun
| a town in central California, near Sacramento. 16,523. |
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| flor·in
(flôr'ĭn, flŏr'-) Pronunciation Key
n.
[Middle English, from Old French, from Old Italian fiorino, from fiore, flower (from the lily on the coins), from Latin flōs, flōr-, flower; see bhel-3 in Indo-European roots.] |
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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
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florin
1303, from O.Fr. florin, from It. fiorino, from fiore "flower," from L. florem "flower" (see flora). The 13c. gold Florentine coin was stamped on the obverse with the image of a lily, the symbol of the city.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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| florin | |
noun | |
| 1. | the basic unit of money in Suriname; equal to 100 cents [syn: guilder] |
| 2. | formerly the basic unit of money in the Netherlands; equal to 100 cents [syn: guilder] |
WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
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Florin, PA Zip code(s): 17552
Florin, CA (CDP, FIPS 24498) Location: 38.49065 N, 121.40439 W
Population (1990): 24330 (9007 housing units)
Area: 14.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
U.S. Gazetteer, U.S. Census Bureau
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Florin
Flor"in\, n. [F. florin, It. florino, orig., a Florentine coin, with a lily on it, fr. flore a flower, fr. L. flos. See Flower, and cf. Floren.] A silver coin of Florence, first struck in the twelfth century, and noted for its beauty. The name is given to different coins in different countries. The florin of England, first minted in 1849, is worth two shillings, or about 48 cents; the florin of the Netherlands, about 40 cents; of Austria, about 36 cents.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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