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  pula

  noun

  a cupronickel coin, paper money, and monetary unit of Botswana, equal to 100 thebe: replaced the rand in 1976.
• Pula
  Pula

  noun

  a seaport in W Croatia, on the Istrian Peninsula.

pula

¹ American  

[poo-lah] / ˈpu lɑ /

noun

1. a cupronickel coin, paper money, and monetary unit of Botswana, equal to 100 thebe: replaced the rand in 1976.

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Pula ² American  

[poo-lah] / ˈpu lɑ /

noun

1. a seaport in W Croatia, on the Istrian Peninsula.

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Pula ¹ British  

/ ˈpuːla /

noun

1. Italian name: Pola. Latin name: Pietas Julia. a port in NW Croatia at the S tip of the Istrian Peninsula: made a Roman military base in 178 _bc ; became the main Austro-Hungarian naval station and passed to Italy in 1919, to Yugoslavia in 1947, and is now in independent Croatia. Pop: 67 000 (2007 est)

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pula ² British  

/ ˈpʊlə /

noun

1. the standard monetary unit of Botswana, divided into 100 thebe

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The lone exception to the rule is Botswana, a democratic republic that has traditionally featured the sitting president’s portrait on its 10 pula banknote denomination.

From Salon ● Jul. 22, 2026

However, Duma Boko, Botswana’s president since late 2024, is still waiting for his 10 pula note.

From Salon ● Jul. 22, 2026

In the hotel lobby, Arefaine helped the others purchase SIM cards and exchange their money for pula, the local currency.

From The New Yorker ● Dec. 4, 2016

Other currencies also became legal tender including the Chinese yuan, the South African rand, the British pound, the Botswana pula, the Euro, the Indian rupee and the Japanese yen.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 3, 2016

After that we got into the carriage again and returned home without stopping anywhere— Lepas itu naik kreta pula pulang ka rumah t’ada singgah di-mana-mana.

From A Manual of the Malay language With an Introductory Sketch of the Sanskrit Element in Malay by Sir William Edward Maxwell

Police in Pula, Croatia on Wednesday arrested Volodymyr Zhuravlyov under a European arrest warrant put out by Germany, which is seeking his extradition.

From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026

Zoi Pula, 71, grew up in the village before moving to Greece where work was more plentiful.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026

The plane crashed around 12:30 p.m. during takeoff at the airport in the town of Pula, in the Istria peninsula, according to the Ministry of Sea, Traffic and Infrastructure.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 31, 2023

In another incident the same year, four men were found on the rudder of the Norwegian oil tanker, Champion Pula, after it had travelled from Lagos to Las Palmas.

From BBC ● Nov. 29, 2022

Orde's letter reached Nelson in Pula Roads, in the Gulf of Cagliari, at the southern extremity of Sardinia; an out-of-the-way position which probably accounts for much of its delay.

From The Life of Nelson, Volume 2 The Embodiment of the Sea Power of Great Britain by A. T. (Alfred Thayer) Mahan

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