Definitions for ouguiyauˈgi yə
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
ou•gui•yauˈgi yə(n.)(pl.)-ya, -yas.
the basic monetary unit of Mauritania.
Category: Numismatics
Origin of ouguiya:
1970–75; < F < dial. Ar ūgīya, akin to Ar ūqīyah lit., ounce; see oka1
Princeton's WordNet
ouguiya(noun)
the basic unit of money in Mauritania
Wiktionary
ouguiya(Noun)
The currency of Mauritania, divided into five khoums.
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