lilangeni
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li·lan·ge·ni
(lĭ-läng′gĕ-nē)n. pl. em·a·lan·ge·ni (ĕm′ə-läng-gĕn′ē)
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[Swazi, member of the Swazi royal clan : li-, singular noun class prefix + -langeni, clan name of the royal family of Swaziland (probably used of currency on the model of Spanish real, royal, real (silver coin bearing the head of the monarch), since Spanish reales circulated widely as currency in Africa in the colonial era).]
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lilangeni
(ˈlɪlɑːŋˌɡeɪnɪ)n, pl emalangeni (ˈɛmɑːlɑːŋˌɡeɪnɪ)
(Currencies) the standard monetary unit of Swaziland, divided into 100 cents
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li•lan•ge•ni
(lɪˈlɑŋ gɛ ni, ˌli lɑŋˈgɛn i)n., pl. em•a•lan•gen•i (ˌɛm ə lɑŋˈgɛn i)
the basic monetary unit of Swaziland.
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| Noun | 1. | lilangeni - the basic unit of money in Swaziland; equal to 100 cents cent - a fractional monetary unit of several countries Swaziland monetary unit - monetary unit in Swaziland |
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