shilingi

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shilingi

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Borrowed from Swahili shilingi, from English shilling.

noun shilingi

A unit of currency in East Africa, currently only in use by Tanzania, and divided into 100 senti.

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"shilingi." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/shilingi. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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shilingi. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/shilingi

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"shilingi." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/shilingi.

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@misc{shilingi_2026,
  title = {shilingi},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/shilingi},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}