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para

9.9

A small coin once used in Yugoslavia worth one hundredth of a dinar

noun

Archaic

: para

In pre-1990 Yugoslavia, a loaf of bread cost just a few para.

Examples

I saved a few paras from my trip to Yugoslavia.
When the dinar was Yugoslavia's currency, 100 para made up one dinar.
Collectors sometimes seek old Yugoslav para coins for their historical value.
He exchanged his para for euros at the bank.
In Yugoslavia, one hundred paras could be exchanged for one dinar.
The price of the loaf of bread is 500 paras, which is affordable for most families.
After the currency change, many people were left with piles of useless para coins.

Compounds

Para River

6.6

A wide area where the Tocantins River meets the Amazon in northern Brazil

Para rubber

Specialized

7.3

A natural rubber made from sap of the Brazilian rubber tree used to make tires

Para rubber tree

Specialized

7.2

A tropical tree that gives a milky sap used to make natural rubber

para I

Specialized

8.1

A woman who has given birth once

para-aminobenzoic acid

Specialized

7.2

A chemical found in yeast and liver cells used to make dyes, medicines, and sunscreen

para-legal work

Specialized

6.5

Work done by a person who is not a lawyer to help legal cases, like preparing documents and doing research

Surface Forms

para singular

paras plural

Etymology

Para as a coin comes from the Turkish word para, meaning 'money' or 'piece', a common word in the Balkans for small coins. So the Yugoslav para was the small unit that made up one hundredth of a dinar.