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dir⋅ham

[dir-ham, di-ram, dir-uhm]
–noun
1. a money of account of Iraq, the 20th part of a dinar, equal to 50 fils.
2. a money of account of Kuwait, the 10th part of a dinar, equal to 100 fils.
3. a brass-clad steel coin and monetary unit of Libya, the 1000th part of a dinar: replaced the millieme in 1971.
4. a cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Morocco, equal to 100 centimes. Abbreviation: DH.
5. a bronze or cupronickel coin of Qatar, the 100th part of a riyal.
6. a money of account of Tunisia, the 10th part of a dinar, equal to 100 millimes.
7. a cupronickel coin and monetary unit of the United Arab Emirates, equal to 100 fils.

Origin:
1965–70; < Ar dirham < Gk dráchma; see drachma
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dir·ham   (də-rām')   
n.  See Table at currency.

[Arabic, from Greek drakhmē, drachma.]
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