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ki·na

(kē′nə)

n. pl. kina

See Table at currency.

[Tolai (Malayo-Polynesian language of northeast New Britain) kina, clam or oyster shell, in particular the shell of the gold-lipped pearl oyster Pinctada maxima, traditionally used as currency in New Guinea and Melanesia.]

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kina

(ˈkiːnə)

(Currencies) the standard monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, divided into 100 toea

[from a Papuan language]

kina

(ˈkiːnə)

n, pl kina

(Animals) a green sea urchin, Evichinus chloroticus, eaten in New Zealand. Also called: sea egg

[Māori]

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ki•na

(ˈki nə)

n., pl. -nas.

the basic monetary unit of Papua New Guinea.

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