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ou⋅gui⋅ya

  [oo-gee-yuh]
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–noun, plural -ya, -yas.
a cupronickel-aluminum coin, paper money, and monetary unit of Mauritania, equal to five khoums.
Origin:
1970–75; < F < dial. Ar ūgīya, akin to Ar ūqīyah lit., ounce; see oka 1
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ou·gui·ya   (ōō-gē'yə)   
n.  See Table at currency.

[Native word in Mauritania .]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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