Cedi

//ˈsiːdiː// name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The currency of Ghana, divided into 100 pesewas and represented by ₵.

    "A 25-year-old motorbike rider, Eric Sulley has been sentenced to a fine of 300 Ghana cedis for riding a motorbike without a helmet by the Akim Swedru Circuit Court presided by Mr Yaw Atta Sampong."

  2. 2
    An ancient Indo-Aryan tribe of central South Asia whose existence is attested during the Iron Age. historical, plural, plural-only
  3. 3
    the basic unit of money in Ghana wordnet
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative form of Chedi (“ancient Indian kingdom”). alt-of, alternative

Example

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"The cedi is Ghana's current currency. Its symbol is "₵"."

Etymology

Ultimately from Fante Akan sedi (“cowrie shell”).

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