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Definition of Nairas
1. naira [n] - See also: naira
Lexicographical Neighbors of Nairas
Literary usage of Nairas
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Life and Letters of Edward A. Freeman, D.C.L., LL. D. by William Richard Wood Stephens (1895)
"But so is the wife of a Greek nairas, whose position is something more than
lawful, even compulsory. Doubtless there was a strong feeling against clerical ..."
2. Prohibited Persons: Abuse of Undocumented Migrants, Asylum-Seekers, and by Human Rights Watch (Organization), Human Rights Watch (Organization (1998)
"One of the two Nigerians, a medical doctor, claimed that the police had taken
about "half of the nairas and dollars" while searching their apartment, ..."
3. African Economic Outlookby OECD Staff by OECD Staff (2004)
"The nairas depreciation, however, helped to narrow the differential between the
official and parallel rates from 20 per cent in October 2001 to 10 per cent ..."
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