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Dictionary entry overview: What does rial mean?
• RIAL (noun)
The noun RIAL has 3 senses:
1. the basic unit of money in Yemen; equal to 100 fils
2. the basic unit of money in Oman
3. the basic unit of money in Iran
Familiarity information: RIAL used as a noun is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The basic unit of money in Yemen; equal to 100 fils
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Synonyms:
rial; Yemeni rial
Hypernyms ("rial" is a kind of...):
Yemeni monetary unit (monetary unit in Yemen)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The basic unit of money in Oman
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Synonyms:
Omani rial; rial; riyal-omani
Hypernyms ("rial" is a kind of...):
Omani monetary unit (monetary unit in Oman)
Meronyms (parts of "rial"):
baisa; baiza (1,000 baiza equal 1 riyal-omani in Oman)
Sense 3
Meaning:
The basic unit of money in Iran
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Synonyms:
Iranian rial; rial
Hypernyms ("rial" is a kind of...):
Iranian monetary unit (monetary unit in Iran)
Meronyms (parts of "rial"):
dinar; Iranian dinar (100 dinars equal 1 rial in Iran)
Context examples
I leaned back in the embrasure in a more comfortable position, so that I could enjoy more fully the aërial gambolling.
(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)
The aërial battle was over, and Thomas Mugridge, whining and gibbering, his mouth flecked with bloody foam, was brought down to deck.
(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)
He smiled on me in quite a superior sort of way—such a smile as would have become the face of Malvolio—as he answered me:—The fly, my dear sir, has one striking feature; its wings are typical of the aërial powers of the psychic faculties.
(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)
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