Austrian schilling
- noun
- Archaic
:
schilling austriaco
- Collectors seek old coins from the Austrian schilling era.
Examples
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Before the introduction of the euro, the Austrian schilling was used for all transactions in Austria.
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The Austrian schilling was replaced by the euro in 2002.
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He exchanged his remaining Austrian schillings for euros at the bank.
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I exchanged my Austrian schillings for euros.
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He paid for his meal in Austrian schillings, counting out the coins carefully.
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The souvenir shop in Salzburg accepted only Austrian schillings before the euro was introduced.
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During my trip, I exchanged dollars for Austrian schillings to use at local markets.
Synonyms
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Money used in Austria before the euro until 2002
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: 'Austrian' specifies origin and 'schilling' names a currency unit, so together they clearly denote Austria's currency. This adjective+noun pattern is cross-linguistically common and follows ordinary semantic composition, so a B1 learner who knows the parts would understand it.
Etymology
Austrian schilling comes from an old word, schilling, which meant a small coin long ago in German-speaking lands. Imagine people counting rows of little coins, and that picture helps explain why schilling became the name for Austria's national 'money' until it was replaced by the euro.