Tanzanian shilling
- noun
:
chelín tanzano
- A ticket to the museum is priced at 1,500 Tanzanian shillings.
Examples
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When I exchanged my dollars, I received 200,000 Tanzanian shillings.
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The value of domestic water supplies in just one area, for example, is thought to be closer to 37 to 46 billion Tanzanian shillings.
Academic text (2011) -
The meal at the restaurant costs 15,000 Tanzanian shillings.
Synonyms
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A unit of money used in countries like Kenya that equals 100 cents
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is a straightforward adjective + noun combination: 'Tanzanian' specifies origin and 'shilling' names a unit of currency, so the meaning 'the shilling used in Tanzania' is directly derivable from its parts. This compositional pattern (country adjective + currency noun) is cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily understand it.
Etymology
The name Tanzanian shilling comes from the old word shilling, once a common name for a small coin in English-speaking countries. When Tanzania started its own money after independence, it used this name for its unit, so today Tanzanian shilling means the country's unit of 'currency'.