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 Definitions of drachma  [ˈdræk mə, ˈdrɑk-]  

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Definition of 'drachma' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) drachma
the basic monetary unit of modern Greece.

2.  drachma
the principal silver coin of ancient Greece.

3.  drachma
a small unit of weight in ancient Greece.

4.  drachma
any of various modern weights, esp. a dram.

Etymology:  (1520–30; < L < Gk drachmē)

Definition of 'drachma' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) dram, drachm, drachma
a unit of apothecary weight equal to an eighth of an ounce or to 60 grains

2. (noun) drachma, Greek drachma
formerly the basic unit of money in Greece


Definition of 'drachma' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) drachma
a silver coin among the ancient Greeks, having a different value in different States and at different periods. The average value of the Attic drachma is computed to have been about 19 cents

2. (noun) drachma
a gold and silver coin of modern Greece worth 19.3 cents

3. (noun) drachma
among the ancient Greeks, a weight of about 66.5 grains; among the modern Greeks, a weight equal to a gram


Translation of 'drachma' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: the standard unit of Greek currency.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: dragme Arabic flag Arabic: دْراخْمَه: عِمْلَه يونانِ Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: драхма
Brazilian flag Brazilian: dracma Czech flag Czech: drachma German flag German: die Drachme
Danish flag Danish: drakme Greek flag Greek: δραχμή Spanish flag Spanish: dracma
Estonian flag Estonian: drahm Farsi flag Farsi: دراخما Finnish flag Finnish: drakma
French flag French: drachme Hebrew flag Hebrew: דְרָכמָה Hindi flag Hindi: यूनानी मुद्रा
Croatian flag Croatian: grčka novčana valuta Hungarian flag Hungarian: drachma Indonesian flag Indonesian: drahma
Icelandic flag Icelandic: drakma Italian flag Italian: dracma Japanese flag Japanese: ドラクマ
Korean flag Korean: (현대 그리스의) 화폐단위 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: drachma Latvian flag Latvian: drahma
Malay flag Malay: unit matawang Greek Dutch flag Dutch: drachme Norwegian flag Norwegian: drakme
Polish flag Polish: drachma Persian flag Persian: واحد پولى يونان Pashto flag Pashto: د يونان پيسى
Portuguese flag Portuguese: dracma Romanian flag Romanian: drahmă Russian flag Russian: драхма
Slovak flag Slovak: drachma Slovenian flag Slovenian: drahma Serbian flag Serbian: drahma
Swedish flag Swedish: drakma Thai flag Thai: หน่วยเงินตราของกรีก Turkish flag Turkish: drahmi
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 德拉克馬(希臘貨幣單位) Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: драхма Urdu flag Urdu: یونان کا سرکاری سکہ
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: đồng đram tiền Hy lạp Chinese flag Chinese: 德拉克马(古希腊货币单位)

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