markka

[ mahrk-kah ]

noun,plural mark·kaa [mahrk-kah]. /ˈmɑrk kɑ/.
  1. a cupronickel or bronze coin and monetary unit of Finland until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 pennia; finmark. Abbreviation: F.Mk., M.

Origin of markka

1
1900–05; <Finnish <German Mark;see mark2

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British Dictionary definitions for markka

markka

/ (ˈmɑːkɑː, -kə) /


nounplural -kaa (-kɑː)
  1. the former standard monetary unit of Finland, divided into 100 penniä; replaced by the euro in 2002

Origin of markka

1
Finnish. See mark ²

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