rin

[ rin ]

/ rɪn /

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noun, plural rin.

a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.

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Origin of rin

1870–75; <Japanese ri(n) <Middle Chinese, equivalent to Chinese lí;cf. likin

Words nearby rin

Rimsky-Korsakov, rimstone, rimu, rimula, rimy, rin, Rina, rinceau, rind, rinderpest, Rinehart

How to use rin in a sentence

Across the ocean, in 1942, in her diary Anne Frank pined for a dog just like Rin Tin Tin while trapped in an attic.
Must Love Dogs|Adam Auriemma|September 30, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Rin Tin Tin was even the rightful winner of the first Academy Award for Best Actor.
Must Love Dogs|Adam Auriemma|September 30, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Indeed, Rin Tin Tin: The Life and the Legend, begins darkly.
Must Love Dogs|Adam Auriemma|September 30, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Few people would go against such medical advice, but Rinpoche (pronounced Rin-Poh-Chey) is no average person.
Can Meditation Cure Disease?|Maureen Seaberg|December 25, 2010|DAILY BEAST

Peperin, pep′e-rin, n. a volcanic tufa found in the Alban Hills near Rome.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R)|Various
Rhineurynter, rī-nū-rin′tėr, n. a small inflatable bag used for plugging the nose.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R)|Various
Rinderpest, rin′dėr-pest, n. a malignant and contagious disease of cattle.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R)|Various
Oliver holds his celebrated sword, on which is inscribed Du-rin-dar-da.
Cathedral Cities of Italy|William Wiehe Collins
The honly suv'rin we mean to 'ave is the People—the Democrisy.
Voces Populi|F. Anstey