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ou·guiya (o̵̅o̅ gē′ä)

noun pl. ouguiya -·ya

the basic monetary unit of Mauritania

Etymology: < Ar ūqīya, a unit of counting

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