- the standard monetary unit of Morocco, divided into 100 centimes
- a Kuwaiti monetary unit worth one tenth of a dinar and 100 fils
- a Tunisian monetary unit worth one tenth of a dinar and 100 millimes
- a Qatari monetary unit worth one hundredth of a riyal
- a Libyan monetary unit worth one thousandth of a dinar
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dir•ham
(dir ham′, di ram′, dir′əm),USA pronunciation n.
- Currencya money of account of Iraq, the 20th part of a dinar, equal to 50 fils.
- Currencya money of account of Kuwait, the 10th part of a dinar, equal to 100 fils.
- Currencya brass-clad steel coin and monetary unit of Libya, the 1000th part of a dinar: replaced the millieme in 1971.
- Currencya cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Morocco, equal to 100 centimes. Abbr.: DH.
- Currencya bronze or cupronickel coin of Qatar, the 100th part of a riyal.
- Currencya money of account of Tunisia, the 10th part of a dinar, equal to 100 millimes.
- Currencya cupronickel coin and monetary unit of the United Arab Emirates, equal to 100 fils.
- Greek dráchma; see drachma
- Arabic dirham
- 1965–70
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dirham /ˈdɪəræm/ n
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