Definitions for kopeckˈkoʊ pɛk
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
ko•peckˈkoʊ pɛk(n.)
or ko•pek
a monetary unit of Russia, the Soviet Union, and its successor states, equal to 1/100 of the ruble.
Category: Numismatics
Origin of kopeck:
1690–1700; < Russ kopéĭka=kop'ë lance, spear +-ka dim. suffix; so called from the lance with which the figure on the coin was armed
Princeton's WordNet
kopek, kopeck, copeck(noun)
100 kopecks equal 1 ruble in Russia
Webster Dictionary
Kopeck(noun)
a small Russian coin. One hundred kopecks make a rouble, worth about sixty cents
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