Meaning & use
Ouguiya
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The official currency of Mauritania.
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Prices in the local market were listed in ouguiya rather than in euros.
The exchange rate for the ouguiya fluctuated sharply after the policy change.
A note on using this word
Mauritania is unusual among currencies in that the ouguiya is non-decimal, historically divided into 5 khoums rather than 100 subunits.
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