pound sterling

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[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

(UK) IPA: /paʊnd 'stɜː(ɹ).lɪŋ/, SAMPA: /paUnd "st3:(r).lIN/

[edit] Etymology

The sterling was originally a silver penny. 240 of them made a pound.

[edit] Noun

Singular
pound sterling

Plural
pounds sterling

pound sterling (plural pounds sterling)

The currency of the United Kingdom.

[edit] Translations

currency of the UK

Arabic: جنيه ar(ar) (junayh) m., جنيه إسترليني ar(ar) (junayh 'istirliniy) m.
Armenian: ֆունտ ստերլինգ hy(hy) (funt sterling)
Belarusian: фунт стэрлінгаў be(be) (funt stérlinhaŭ) m.
Chinese:

Mandarin: 英鎊 zh(zh), 英镑 zh(zh) (Yīngbàng)
Czech: libra šterlinků cs(cs) f.
Finnish: punta fi(fi), Englannin punta fi(fi)
French: livre sterling fr(fr) m.
German: Pfund Sterling de(de) n., Pfund de(de) n.
Greek: στερλίνα el(el) (sterlína) f.
Hebrew: לירה שטרלינג he(he)
Hindi: पाउंड स्टर्लिंग hi(hi) (pā'uṇḍ sṭarliṅg), पाउंड hi(hi) (pā'uṇḍ)

Hungarian: font sterling hu(hu)
Italian: lira sterlina it(it) f.
Japanese: ポンド ja(ja) (pondo)
Korean: 파운드 ko(ko) (paundeu)
Kurdish: sterlîn ku(ku)
Polish: funt szterling pl(pl) m.
Portuguese: libra esterlina pt(pt) f.
Russian: фунт стерлингов ru(ru) (funt stérlingov) m., фунт ru(ru) (funt) m.
Spanish: libra esterlina es(es) f.
Swedish: pund sv(sv)
Thai: ปอนด์ th(th) (bpon)
Ukrainian: фунт стерлінгів uk(uk) (funt stérlinhiv) m.
Vietnamese: bảng Anh vi(vi)

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