kopek

Definitions


[ˈkɒpɛk], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a monetary unit of Russia and some other countries of the former Soviet Union, equal to one hundredth of a rouble


Phrases:

Origin:
from Russian kopeĭka, diminutive of kopʹë ‘lance’ (from the figure on the coin (1535) of Tsar Ivan IV, bearing a lance instead of a sword)




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