halier

[ hah-lyer ]

noun

, plural ha·lier ha·liers.

1. a monetary unit of Slovakia until the euro was adopted, one 100th of a koruna.

Word History and Origins

Origin of halier¹

First recorded in 1990–95; from Slovak, from the same source as Czech haléř; haler ( def ), heller ²

Example Sentences

Don Mariano placed Mercedes tenderly on her mamma's lounge, called Madam Halier to attend to the sprained ankle, and returned to the veranda.

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“It is not a novel—it is French History,” said Madam Halier.

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Put me on the lounge in mamma's room, and call Madam Halier to me.”

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Mercedes is the only one at home, and she is too busy with her embroidery in Madam Halier's room to come near you.

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In the morning Madame Halier came to see her, and immediately went to report to Doña Josefa the state of Mercedes' eyes.

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