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toe·a

(toi′ə)

n. pl. toea

A unit of currency in Papua New Guinea equal to ¹/₁₀₀ of the kina.

[Perhaps Pidgin English, from English dollar.]

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toea

(ˈtəʊɑː)

n, pl toea

(Currencies) a monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, worth one-hundredth of a kina

[from a Papuan language]

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toe•a

(ˈtɔɪ ə)

n., pl. toe•a, toe•as.

a monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, equal to 1/100 of a kina.

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