grosz

¹ American

[grawsh] / grɔʃ /

noun

plural

groszy

an aluminum coin of Poland, one 100th of a zloty.

Grosz ² American

[grohs] / groʊs /

noun

George, 1893–1959, U.S. painter and graphic artist, born in Germany.

Grosz ¹ British

/ ɡrɔs, ɡrəʊs /

noun

George. 1893–1959, German painter, in the US from 1932, whose works satirized German militarism and bourgeois society

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grosz ² British

/ ɡrɔːʃ /

noun

a Polish monetary unit worth one hundredth of a złoty

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Etymology

Origin of grosz

First recorded in 1945–50; from Polish, from Czech groš; see groschen

Example Sentences

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The Conspiracy of Fiesco at Genoa Ein Diadem erkämpfen ist grosz; es wegwerfen ist göttlich.

From The Life and Works of Friedrich Schiller by Thomas, Calvin

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