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- noun Plural form of
anna .
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Examples
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The Hittite word annas 'mother' is apparently an Anatolian innovation.
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'annas' brothers; as the Naxalite cadres are known in Andhra
Archive 2006-08-01 Abhay N 2006
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'Huneefa she makes them for two rupees twelve annas with - oh, all sorts of exorcisms.
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Indian business magnates of pre-war Rangoon had arrived in that city with little more than a tin suitcase and a few annas in their pockets.
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I Moolah Surwar Khan Loohanee give this written receipt to the British Government that the amount of one lac six thousand sixty three rupees, fifteen annas, eight pies, have been received by me from Captain W.J. Eastwick official Political Agent on account of the hire of 3098 camels which are now proceeding to Khorasan. 90
Connecting Histories in Afghanistan: Market Relations and State Formation on a Colonial Frontier 2008
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First quality Kangra tea sold for 4 annas per pound at the point of production, which meant a cost of approximately Rs. 140 per camel load, and a total investment of Rs. 8,40,000, at the start of the marketing cycle. 24
Connecting Histories in Afghanistan: Market Relations and State Formation on a Colonial Frontier 2008
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Gray served as Abd al-Rahman's personal surgeon and noted 12 annas composed a rupee and that there was no such coin as an anna in circulation.
Connecting Histories in Afghanistan: Market Relations and State Formation on a Colonial Frontier 2008
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Gregorian, p. 401, notes the British Indian rupee was composed of 16 annas with each anna being equal to 12 pice.
Connecting Histories in Afghanistan: Market Relations and State Formation on a Colonial Frontier 2008
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This odd claim may result from his unconscious resort to exchange rate evaluation, in other words, Gray may have considered 12 annas as the value of a Kabuli rupee in relation to a British Indian rupee, but not have informed his readers of such.
Connecting Histories in Afghanistan: Market Relations and State Formation on a Colonial Frontier 2008
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Shadow needs a noperashun fer herz lungz, but acause of her lungz she can not has annas… ennas… pilz fer to makez her sleepy!
Ya think? - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2009
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