millieme

[ meel-yem, mee-yem ]

noun

1. a cupronickel coin of Egypt and Sudan, the 1000th part of a pound or the 10th part of a piaster.
2. a former coin and monetary unit of Libya, the 1000th part of a pound: replaced by the dirham.

millieme

¹

/ miːlˈjɛm /

noun

1. a Tunisian monetary unit worth one thousandth of a dinar Also calledmillime

millième

²

/ miːlˈjɛm /

noun

1. an Egyptian monetary unit worth one thousandth of a lira

Word History and Origins

Origin of millieme¹

1900–05; < French millième ≪ Latin millēsimus thousandth, equivalent to mille thousand + -ēsimus ordinal suffix

Word History and Origins

Origin of millieme¹

from French millième thousandth

Example Sentences

A millieme is worth one-half cent, and then the millieme is further subdivided into fractional coins, some of which are about the size of the mustard seed and worth about as much as a share of mining stock.

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Officially the � piastre is known as 5 milliemes, and so with the coins of lower denomination, the para being � millieme.

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There was a smaller coin—a millieme—equal to one-tenth of a piastre.

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On croit aussi qu'il est incarne dans la personne du "Dalai Lama," et qu'il paraitra en qualite de Bouddha, le millieme de la periode actuelle du monde.

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