mina

  1. Noun.  The myna bird.
  2. Noun.  (historical) A monetary unit of ancient Greece and the Middle East, originally equivalent to the weight of a mina of silver. (defdate, from 15th c.) .
  3. Noun.  (historical) A unit of weight of varying value used in the ancient Middle East, especially Babylonia, Mesopotamia and Egypt; also an ancient Greek measure of weight equivalent to 1/60th of a talent. (defdate, from 16th c.) .

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