kopek


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ko·pek

or ko·peck  (kō′pĕk)
n.
A Russian unit of currency equal to 1/100 of the ruble.

[Russian kopeĭka, from Middle Russian kopeika, from kopie, spear (from the image of St. George, patron saint of Moscow, on horseback holding a spear that appeared on the coins from their introduction in 1535 until the early 1800s ).]
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Noun1.kopek - 100 kopecks equal 1 ruble in Russiakopek - 100 kopecks equal 1 ruble in Russia
Russian monetary unit - monetary unit in Russia
rouble, ruble - the basic unit of money in Russia
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It seemed to him that he was standing by the box of tapers and that Tikhon's wife was asking for a five kopek taper for the Church fete.
'Sometimes a ruble, sometimes fifty kopeks, or sometimes thirty.
The Frenchman found some small change and gave twenty kopeks to each of the pilgrims.
He rejoiced particularly at this meeting, because he had disregarded the opinion of men and had done the simplest, easiest thing--humbly accepted twenty kopeks and given them to his comrade, a blind beggar.
The doctors were of use to Natasha because they kissed and rubbed her bump, assuring her that it would soon pass if only the coachman went to the chemist's in the Arbat and got a powder and some pills in a pretty box of a ruble and seventy kopeks, and if she took those powders in boiled water at intervals of precisely two hours, neither more nor less.
The contract for the rehabilitation and reconstruction of the road was awarded in 2011 at the sum of N6.9 billion to Kopek Nigeria Limited with a completion period of 18 months, out of which the sum of N2.8 billion had been paid.
Kis aylarinda dormant duruma gecerler ve sadece ve merkezi isitma, klima, kalorifer gibi sistemlerinin bulundugu kapali mekanlarda ozellikle kedi ve kopek gibi evcil hayvanlardan kan emerek yasamaya devam ederler.
infekte kedi ve kopek isiriklarinda baskin olan bakteri olmakla birlikte diger patojen mikroorganizmalar da nadir olarak saptanabilmektedir.
Imagine the fuss the Cons would justifiably create had Labour taken so much as a kopek from the Russian diaspora.
Olgularin %73,4'u (n=69) kopek, %25,5'i (n=24) kedi ile temas (isirilma, tirmalanma, v.b.) sonrasi degerlendirilirken; yalnizca bir olgu fare isirigi nedeniyle acil serviste degerlendirilmisti.
A Euro B Zloty C Korona D Kopek QUESTION 12 - for 12 points: What was Elvis Presley's first UK No 1 hit record?
| One of the more engaging albums of 2012 is White Collar Lies by Kopek, a Dublin trio who, like so many Irish bands, have a gift for delivering songs that tell a story.