marka

[ mahr-kuh, -kah ]

/ ˈmɑr kə, -kɑ /

noun, plural mar·ka, mar·kas.

the basic monetary unit of Bosnia and Herzegovina, equal to 100 pfenigs.

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Words nearby marka

mark time, mark up, mark, the gospel according to, mark-to-market, mark-up, marka, markan, markdown, marked, marked man, a, marker

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Example sentences from the Web for marka

Yes, one could wait if Marka were the only disquieting feature.
The Half-Hearted|John Buchan
Marka, clad in the uniform of a captain of Cossacks, looked fiercely at his companion and then at the beacon.
The Half-Hearted|John Buchan
Marka looked down at a body which lay wrinkled across the path.
The Half-Hearted|John Buchan
That your family position is changed, or that the dissolution will be a week earlier, or that Marka is busy again?
The Half-Hearted|John Buchan

By six oclock in the evening we were drawing near to the island of Marka, where we were to anchor.
The 'Ayesha' being the adventures of the landing squad of the 'Emden'|Hellmuth von Mcke

British Dictionary definitions for marka

marka

/ (ˈmɑːkə) /

noun

a unit of currency introduced as an interim currency in Bosnia-Herzegovina; replaced by the euro in 2002

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