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guilder definition

guil·der (gil′dər)

noun

  1. the former basic monetary unit of the Netherlands, superseded in 2002 by the euro
  2. the basic monetary unit of Suriname
  3. a former coin of Germany, Austria, etc.

Etymology: ME gilder, altered < MDu gulden: see gulden

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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