the basic monetary unit of Papua New Guinea
Origin of kina
Papuan, a crescent-shaped piece of shell moneykina
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kina
noun
pl. kinaOrigin of kina
Tolai (Malayo-Polynesian language of northeast New Britain) kina clam or oyster shell, in particular the shell of the gold-lipped pearl oyster Pinctada maxima, traditionally used as currency in New Guinea and MelanesiaTHE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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Anagrams
- akin
- Kian
- naik
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kina - Investment & Finance Definition
The currency unit of Papua New Guinea, comprised of 100 toea.
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