English Explanatory Dictionary

florin

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of several gold coins once produced in Florence, Italy; model for the other currencies.
  2. A guilder (pre-Euro currency unit of the Netherlands).
  3. The currency of Aruba, divided into 100 cents, symbol ƒ.
  4. A pre-decimal British coin, worth two shillings or ten new pence.
  5. A pre-decimal Australian, and New Zealand, coin, worth 24 pence or a tenth of a pound.
name
  1. A census-designated place in Sacramento County, California, United States.

Pronunciation

/ˈflɒɹɪn/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-florin.wav /ˈflɔɹɪn/ /ˈflɑɹɪn/

Word forms

florin florins

Etymology

From Middle English florin, floren, from Old French florin, from Italian fiorino (“little flower”). Doublet of fiorino and forint.

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