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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024flor•in /ˈflɔrɪn, ˈflɑr-/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Currencya former British coin equal to two shillings.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024flor•in (flôr′in, flor′-),USA pronunciation n. - Currencya cupronickel coin of Great Britain, formerly equal to two shillings or the tenth part of a pound and retained in circulation equal to 10 new pence after decimalization in 1971: first issued in 1849 as a silver coin.
- Currencythe guilder of the Netherlands.
- Currencya former gold coin of Florence, first issued in 1252 and widely imitated.
- Currencya former gold coin of England, first issued under Edward III.
- Currencya former gold coin of Austria, first issued in the middle of the 14th century.
- Latin flōrem, accusative of flōs flower
- Old Italian fiorino Florentine coin stamped with a lily, derivative of fiore flower
- Middle French
- Middle English 1275–1325
- Place Namesa town in central California, near Sacramento. 16,523.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: florin /ˈflɒrɪn/ n - a former British coin, originally silver and later cupronickel, equivalent to ten (new) pence
- (formerly) another name for guilder
Etymology: 14th Century: from French, from Old Italian fiorino Florentine coin, from fiore flower, from Latin flōs |