Straits dollar

noun

The currency of the Straits Settlements from 1898 until 1939, also used in the Federated Malay States, the Unfederated Malay States, Kingdom of Sarawak, Brunei, and British North Borneo.

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Meanings

nounStraits dollar (plural Straits dollars)

plural Straits dollars

  1. historicalThe currency of the Straits Settlements from 1898 until 1939, also used in the Federated Malay States, the Unfederated Malay States, Kingdom of Sarawak, Brunei, and British North Borneo.
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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