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chon

[ chuhn ]
/ tʃʌn /

noun, plural chon.

Also jun [chuhn] /tʃʌn/ . a monetary unit of North Korea, the hundredth part of a won.
Also jeon [chuhn] /tʃʌn/ . a monetary unit of South Korea, the hundredth part of a won.

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Origin of chon

From Korean chŏn, from Chinese; akin to Chinese qián; cf. sen1

Words nearby chon

chomophyte, chomp, Chomsky, Chomskyan, Chomsky, Noam, chon, chondr-, chondral, chondralgia, chondrectomy, chondria
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British Dictionary definitions for chon

chon
/ (tʃəʊn) /

noun plural chon

a North and South Korean monetary unit worth one hundredth of a won
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