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kina (kē′nə)

noun

the basic monetary unit of Papua New Guinea

Etymology: Papuan, a crescent-shaped piece of shell money

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