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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A former Finnish currency unit, worth ¹⁄₁₀₀ of the markka. historical

   "The Finnish monetary unit is the Finnish mark or markka (Fmk), which is divided into 100 pennis (p)."

2. 2
   100 pennia formerly equaled 1 markka in Finland wordnet

Example

More examples

"The Finnish monetary unit is the Finnish mark or markka (Fmk), which is divided into 100 pennis (p)."

Etymology

From Finnish penni. Doublet of penny.

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