ˈstrāts- noun
Usage: usually capitalized S
Etymology: from Straits Settlements, former British crown colony on the Strait of Malacca
: a dollar formerly issued by British Malaya and used in much of southern and eastern Asia and the East Indies
ˈstrāts- noun
Usage: usually capitalized S
Etymology: from Straits Settlements, former British crown colony on the Strait of Malacca
: a dollar formerly issued by British Malaya and used in much of southern and eastern Asia and the East Indies
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012