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ngwee

[ uhng-gwee ]
/ əŋˈgwi /

noun, plural ngwee.

a bronze coin and monetary unit of Zambia, one 100th of a kwacha.

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Origin of ngwee

First recorded in 1965–70; from Bemba or Nyanja: literally, “bright”

Words nearby ngwee

NGU, ngultrum, Nguni, Nguyen Kao Ky, Nguyen Van Thieu, ngwee, Nh, NHA, Nha Trang, N. Heb., NHG
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British Dictionary definitions for ngwee

ngwee
/ (əŋˈɡweɪ) /

noun

a Zambian monetary unit worth one hundredth of a kwacha
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