metallik

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English

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Etymology

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From Ottoman Turkish متالك (metelik, metalik), from French métallique.

Noun

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metallik (plural metalliks)

  1. (historical) A unit of currency of the Ottoman Empire in the late 19th century; used in Crete during the Russian occupation.
    • 1908, Guide to Greece, the Archipelago, Constantinople, the Coasts of Asia Minor, Crete and Cyprus: With Thirteen Maps and Thirty-three Plans[1], page 178:
      the metallik, a base metal 1/4 piaster
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