Florin Definition

flôrĭn, flŏr-
noun
A guilder.
American Heritage
A gold coin of medieval Florence, issued in 1252
Webster's New World
A British coin originally equal to two shillings.
Webster's New World
Any of various European or South African silver or gold coins.
Webster's New World

The currency of Aruba, divided into 100 cents, symbol ƒ.

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Noun

Singular:
florin
Plural:
florins

Origin of Florin

  • Middle English from Old French from Old Italian fiorino from fiore flower (from the lily on the coins) from Latin flōs flōr- flower bhel-3 in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Old French florin, from Italian fiorino

    From Wiktionary

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