rix-dollar

noun

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1

: any of various old dollar coins of Germany, the Netherlands, or Scandinavia : reichsthaler, rigsdaler, riksdaler, rijksdaalder

2

: any of several silver coins formerly issued by England for colonies (such as Ceylon and Cape Colony)

3

: rijksdaalder sense 2

Word History

Etymology

partial translation of obsolete Dutch rijksdaler

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