hryvnia
- noun
- /ˈhriːv.ni.ə/
- In Kiev, a McDonald's hamburger costs 1.25 hryvnia.
Examples
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Tickets are two hryvnia each—about a dollar.
Fiction book (1999) -
On Independence Square, microwave hot dogs go for one to two hryvnia, and mystery meat burgers go for two and a half.
Fiction book (1999) -
The hryvnia, which has declined 1.2% against the dollar this year, was devalued by almost 35% in Q4 2008.
Blog text (18) -
The Ministry of Culture allotted five million hryvnias (approximately $1 million).
Academic text (2002) -
Rating agency Fitch believes that the local currency hryvnia may fall 10% by the end of the year due to "fairly weak" confidence in the currency.
Blog text (18) -
In Ukraine, a loaf of bread costs about six hryvnias.
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He exchanged his dollars for hryvnias before traveling to Ukraine.
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The price of a ticket to the museum is fifteen hryvnias.
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Etymology
Hryvnia comes from an old Slavic word grivna, which meant a 'necklace' or a silver ring worn at the neck. Those rings were often used as 'money' long ago, so the name became the unit of money in Ukraine.