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jo·han·nes (jō han′ēz′)

noun pl. johannes -·nes

a Portuguese gold coin of the 18th and 19th cent.

Etymology: < ML Johannes for John V, king of Portugal (1706-50), who first issued them

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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