Gulden

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    An old currency of the Netherlands (and its former overseas territory the Netherlands Antilles or the Dutch East Indies). historical

    "The wheel spun and stopped at 13. I had lost! With a feeling like a sick qualm, as though I would like to make my way out of the crowd and go home, I staked another fifty gulden—this time on the red."

  2. 2
    formerly the basic unit of money in the Netherlands; equal to 100 cents wordnet
  3. 3
    the basic unit of money in Suriname; equal to 100 cents wordnet

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guildercentcolondollardutch florinflorin

Example

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"The wheel spun and stopped at 13. I had lost! With a feeling like a sick qualm, as though I would like to make my way out of the crowd and go home, I staked another fifty gulden—this time on the red."

Etymology

From Middle English, from Middle Dutch gulden (florijn) (“golden (florin)”).

Related phrases

netherlands antilles

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