millieme
[ meel-yem, mee-yem ]
/ milˈyɛm, miˈyɛm /
noun
a cupronickel coin of Egypt and Sudan, the 1000th part of a pound or the 10th part of a piaster.
a former coin and monetary unit of Libya, the 1000th part of a pound: replaced by the dirham.
Origin of millieme
1900–05; < French
millième ≪ Latin
millēsimus thousandth, equivalent to
mille thousand +
-ēsimus ordinal suffix
Words nearby millieme
millicent,
millicoulomb,
millicurie,
millidegree,
millie,
millieme,
milliequivalent,
millier,
millifarad,
milligal,
milligan
Example sentences from the Web for millieme
There was a smaller coin—a millieme—equal to one-tenth of a piastre.
The 28th: A Record of War Service in the Australian Imperial Force, 1915-19, Vol. I |Herbert Brayley Collett
British Dictionary definitions for millieme (1 of 2)
millieme
/ (miːlˈjɛm) /
noun
a Tunisian monetary unit worth one thousandth of a dinar
Also called: millime
Word Origin for millieme
from French
millième thousandth
British Dictionary definitions for millieme (2 of 2)
millième
/ (miːlˈjɛm) /
noun
an Egyptian monetary unit worth one thousandth of a lira