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yuan

4 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. yuan (noun)
  2. Yuan (geographical name)
  3. Red (geographical name)
  4. Yüan Shih-k'ai (biographical name)

yu·an

noun \ˈyü-ən, yü-ˈän\
plural yuan

Definition of YUAN

1
— see money table
2
: the dollar of the Republic of China (Taiwan)
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Origin of YUAN

Chinese (Beijing) yuán
First Known Use: 1917

Rhymes with YUAN

ban, Bonn, chon, con, conn, dawn, don, Don, drawn, faun, fawn, gone, guan, Jon, khan, maun, mon, on, pan, pawn, prawn, Shan, spawn, swan, wan, yawn, yon

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