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fils

1
[ fils ]
/ fɪls /
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noun, plural fils.

a coin and monetary unit of Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, and the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen, the 100th part of a dinar.
a bronze coin of the United Arab Emirates, the 100th part of a dirham.
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Yemen Arab Republic, the 100th part of a riyal.

Words related to fils

boy, heir, relative, sibling, child, descendant, lad, male, disciple, native, ben

Words nearby fils

filopressure, filose, filoselle, filosus, filovirus, fils, filt., filter, filter bed, filter bubble, filter cake
Also fil.

Origin of fils

1
1885–90; < Arabic, probably < Greek phóllis a kind of coin

Definition for fils (2 of 3)

fils2
[ fees ]
/ fis /

noun, plural fils. French.

son: sometimes used after a name with the meaning of Jr., as in Dumas fils.
Compare père.

Definition for fils (3 of 3)

fil
[ fil ]
/ fɪl /

noun

fils.
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British Dictionary definitions for fils (1 of 2)

fils1
/ French (fis) /

an addition to a French surname to specify the son rather than the father of the same namea book by Dumas fils Compare père

Word Origin for fils

French: son

British Dictionary definitions for fils (2 of 2)

fils2

fil (fɪl)

/ (fɪls) /

noun plural fils

  1. a fractional monetary unit of Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan, and Kuwait, worth one thousandth of a dinar
  2. a fractional monetary unit of the United Arab Emirates, worth one hundredth of a dirham
  3. a fractional monetary unit of Yemen, worth one hundredth of a riyal

Word Origin for fils

from Arabic
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