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rix·-dollar (riks′däl′ər)

noun

any of several old silver coins of Germany, the Netherlands, or Scandinavia

Etymology: < obs. Du rijcksdaler, lit., dollar of the realm < rijck, realm (akin to Ger reich) + daler: see dollar

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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