metallik

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noun

A unit of currency of the Ottoman Empire in the late 19th century; used in Crete during the Russian occupation.

OriginOttoman Turkish متالك →
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Meanings

nounmetallik (plural metalliks)

plural metalliks

  1. historicalA unit of currency of the Ottoman Empire in the late 19th century; used in Crete during the Russian occupation.

    the metallik, a base metal 1/4 piaster

    1908, Guide to Greece, the Archipelago, Constantinople, the Coasts of Asia Minor, Crete and Cyprus: With Thirteen Maps and Thirty-three Plans, page 178

Origin

  1. Ottoman Turkishمتالك
  2. Englishmetallik

From Ottoman Turkish متالك (metelik, metalik), from French métallique.

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APA

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

MLA

“metallik.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metallik. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “metallik,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metallik.

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