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markka

[mahrk-kah]
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noun, plural mark·kaa [mahrk-kah] /ˈmɑrk kɑ/.
  1. a cupronickel or bronze coin and monetary unit of Finland until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 pennia; finmark. Abbreviation: F.Mk., M.
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Origin of markka

1900–05; < Finnish < German Mark; see mark2
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markka

noun plural -kaa (-kɑː)
  1. the former standard monetary unit of Finland, divided into 100 penniä; replaced by the euro in 2002
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Word Origin

Finnish. See mark ²
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