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Townspeople holding artificial trees with paper money as foliage—actual Cambodian riel—paraded past us, celebrating the donations made by the town to maintain the pagoda.
Michael Scott Moore, The New Yorker, 25 May 2022
Michael Scott Moore, The New Yorker, 25 May 2022
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Khmer riəl
First Known Use
1956, in the meaning defined above
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“Riel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/riel. Accessed 3 Dec. 2022.
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