Florin : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Florin	by the DICT Development Group
4 results for Florin
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
florin n the basic unit of money in Suriname; equal to 100 cents Synonym(s): guilder, gulden, florin formerly the basic unit of money in the Netherlands; equal to 100 cents Synonym(s): guilder, gulden, florin, Dutch florin
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Florin \Flor"in\, n. [F. florin, It. florino, orig., a Florentine coin, with a lily on it, fr. flore a flower, fr. L. flos. See {Flower}, and cf. {Floren}.] A silver coin of Florence, first struck in the twelfth century, and noted for its beauty. The name is given to different coins in different countries. The florin of England, first minted in 1849, is worth two shillings, or about 48 cents; the florin of the Netherlands, about 40 cents; of Austria, about 36 cents.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Guilder \Guil"der\, n. [D. gulden, orig., golden. Cf. {Golden}.] A Dutch silver coin worth about forty cents; -- called also {florin} and {gulden}.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Florin, CA (CDP, FIPS 24498) Location: 38.49065 N, 121.40439 W Population (1990): 24330 (9007 housing units) Area: 14.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Florin, PA Zip code(s): 17552