Dictionary Home » Dictionary Definitions » drachmas

drachmas

Variant of drachma

noun pl. drachmas, drachmae , drachmai

an ancient Greek silver coin
an ancient Greek unit of weight approximately equal to the weight of this coin
any of several modern weights or measures
the former basic monetary unit of modern Greece, superseded in 2002 by the euro

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2010 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio. Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

link/cite print suggestion box

More from YD

drachm (medical)

DRACO (abbreviation)