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abazi

noun
aba·​zi | \ə-ˈbä-zē \
variants: or less commonly abbasi \ə-​ˈbä-​sē \
plural abazi or abazis also abbasi or abbasis

Definition of abazi 

: an 18th and early 19th century monetary unit used in the Caucasus region that is now the Republic of Georgia

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First Known Use of abazi

1832, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for abazi

borrowed from Georgian abazi, borrowed from Persian ʽabbāsī abassi

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