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Meaning of RIAL

Pronunciation:  ree'altow

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  the basic unit of money in Iran
 
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 Synonyms: Iranian rial
 
 See Also: dinar, Iranian dinar, Iranian monetary unit

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. \Ri"al\, n.
    A Spanish coin. See {Real}. [Obs.]
    
  2. \Ri*al"\, a.
    Royal. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
    
  3. \Ri"al\, n. [From {Royal}.]
    A gold coin formerly current in England, of the value of ten
    shillings sterling in the reign of Henry VI., and of fifteen
    shillings in the reign of Elizabeth. [Spelt also {ryal}.]
    --Brande & C.
    
 

 

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