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fils
1[ fils ]
/ fÉȘls /
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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, one 100th of a dinar.
a bronze coin of the United Arab Emirates, one 100th of a dirham.
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Yemen Arab Republic, one 100th of a riyal.
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Also fil [fil] /fÉȘl/ .
Origin of fils
1First recorded in 1885â90; from Arabic, probably from Greek phĂłllis âa kind of coinâ
Words nearby fils
filopressure, filose, filoselle, filosus, filovirus, fils, filt., filter, filterable, filterable virus, filter bed
Other definitions for fils (2 of 2)
fils2
[ fees ]
/ fis /
noun, plural fils.French.
son: sometimes used after a name with the meaning of Jr., as in Dumas fils.
Compare pĂšre.
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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 pĂšre
Word Origin for fils
French: son
British Dictionary definitions for fils (2 of 2)
fils2
fil (fÉȘl)
/ (fÉȘls) /
noun plural fils
- a fractional monetary unit of Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan, and Kuwait, worth one thousandth of a dinar
- a fractional monetary unit of the United Arab Emirates, worth one hundredth of a dirham
- a fractional monetary unit of Yemen, worth one hundredth of a riyal
Word Origin for fils
from Arabic
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