drachma
noun/ˈdrækmə/
/ˈdrækmə/
(plural drachmas, drachmae
/ˈdrækmiː/
/ˈdrækmiː/
)- the former unit of money in Greece (replaced in 2002 by the euro)Word Originvia Latin from Greek drakhmē, an ancient Greek weight and coin.
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