First Known Use: 1894
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markka
noun mark·ka \ˈmär-ˌkä\
plural mark·kaa \ˈmär-ˌkä\ also mark·kas \-ˌkäz\
Definition of MARKKA
: the basic monetary unit of Finland from 1917 to 2001
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Origin of MARKKA
Finnish, from Swedish mark, a unit of value; akin to Old Norse mǫrk mark
Rhymes with MARKKA
aba, Accra, aha, Allah, amah, Armagh, Artois, ayah, Bekaa, bourgeois, brava, chamois, Chechnya, Chita, chutzpah, compas, Degas, dolma, Dubois, Dunois, éclat, fa la, faux pas, fellah, Fermat, feta, foie gras, gaga, galah, Galois, goombah, grandma, grandpa, ha-ha, halvah, Hama, hoo-ha, hoopla, Hsia, hurrah, huzzah, Konya, Makah, Marat, Maurois, mirepoix, mudra, Oita, oompah, opah, Oujda, quinoa, paisa, pasha, patois, pooh-bah, prutah, pya, Sanaa, sangfroid, selah, Seurat, Shema, Shoah, sol-fa, supra, Syrah, ta-ta, tola, Tonghua, Ufa, Utah, Vaudois, viva, voilà, wah-wah, whoopla
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