millieme

[ meel-yem, mee-yem ]

noun

1. a cupronickel coin of Egypt and Sudan, the 1000th part of a pound or the 10th part of a piaster.
2. a former coin and monetary unit of Libya, the 1000th part of a pound: replaced by the dirham.

millieme

¹

/ miːlˈjɛm /

noun

1. a Tunisian monetary unit worth one thousandth of a dinar Also calledmillime

millième

²

/ miːlˈjɛm /

noun

1. an Egyptian monetary unit worth one thousandth of a lira

Word History and Origins

Origin of millieme¹

1900–05; < French millième ≪ Latin millēsimus thousandth, equivalent to mille thousand + -ēsimus ordinal suffix

Word History and Origins

Origin of millieme¹

from French millième thousandth

Example Sentences

There was a smaller coin—a millieme—equal to one-tenth of a piastre.

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