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ru·pee (ro̵̅o̅′pē, ro̵̅o̅ pē′)

noun

the basic monetary unit of:
  1. India
  2. Mauritius
  3. Nepal
  4. Pakistan
  5. the Seychelles
  6. Sri Lanka

Etymology: Hindi rūpiyah < Sans rūpyaḥ, wrought silver

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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