Gulf rupee

noun

The official currency of those British protectorates of the Arabian Peninsula that were around the Persian Gulf, between 1959 and 1966 (1970 for Oman): the modern countries of Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, Oman, and the United Arab Emirates.

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Meanings

nounGulf rupee (plural Gulf rupees)

plural Gulf rupees

  1. historicalThe official currency of those British protectorates of the Arabian Peninsula that were around the Persian Gulf, between 1959 and 1966 (1970 for Oman): the modern countries of Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, Oman, and the United Arab Emirates.
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APA

Gulf rupee. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gulf%20rupee

MLA

“Gulf rupee.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gulf%20rupee. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Gulf rupee,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gulf%20rupee.

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