English Explanatory Dictionary

naira

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The official currency of Nigeria. Equal to 100 kobo. (The naira replaced the pound in 1973.)

Word forms

naira nairas

Etymology

A contraction of Nigeria, coined by Federal Commissioner for Finance Obafemi Awolowo.

Related words

mul:₦
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