marka

[ mahr-kuh, -kah ]

/ ˈmɑr kə, -kɑ /

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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

Marivaux, marjolaine, marjoram, Marjory, mark, marka, Mark Antony, markdown, marked, markedly, marker

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How to use marka in a sentence

It was a rude scrawl on a sheet 96 of paper, signed by the boys Indian name and his totem marka buffalo pierced by an arrow.
Erskine Dale--Pioneer|John Fox
Yes, one could wait if Marka were the only disquieting feature.
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

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

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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