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Meaning of "loonie" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF LOONIE

loonie  [ˈluːnɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LOONIE

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determiner
exclamation
Loonie is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES LOONIE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Loonie

The Canadian one dollar coin, commonly called the loonie, is a gold-coloured one-dollar coin introduced in 1987. It bears images of a common loon, a bird which is common and well known in Canada, on the reverse, and of Queen Elizabeth II on the obverse. The coin's outline is an 11-sided curve of constant width. Its diameter of 26.5 mm and its 11-sidedness matched that of the already-circulating Susan B. Anthony dollar in the United States, and its thickness of 1.95 mm was a close match to the latter's 2.0 mm. Its gold colour differed from the silver-coloured Anthony dollar; however, the succeeding Sacagawea and Presidential dollars matched the loonie's overall hue. Other coins using a curve of constant width include the 7-sided British twenty pence and fifty pence coins. The coin has become the symbol of the Canadian dollar: media often discuss the rate at which the loonie is trading against other currencies. The nickname loonie became so widely recognized that in 2006 the Royal Canadian Mint secured the rights to it. When the Canadian two-dollar coin was introduced in 1996, it was in turn nicknamed the "toonie".

Definition of loonie in the English dictionary

The definition of loonie in the dictionary is a Canadian dollar coin with a loon bird on one of its faces. Other definition of loonie is the Canadian currency.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH LOONIE


cartoony
kɑːˈtuːnɪ
Clooney
ˈkluːnɪ
Cluny
ˈkluːnɪ
gooney
ˈɡuːnɪ
goony
ˈɡuːnɪ
krooni
ˈkruːnɪ
kune
ˈkuːnɪ
looney
ˈluːnɪ
loony
ˈluːnɪ
luny
ˈluːnɪ
Moonie
ˈmuːnɪ
moony
ˈmuːnɪ
Nguni
əŋˈɡuːnɪ
puisne
ˈpjuːnɪ
puny
ˈpjuːnɪ
Rooney
ˈruːnɪ
Sakyamuni
ˌsɑːkjəˈmuːnɪ
spoony
ˈspuːnɪ
toonie
ˈtuːnɪ
uni
ˈjuːnɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LOONIE

lookout
lookout post
looks
loom
loom large
loom-state
looming
loon
loon pants
looney
loonier
loonies
looniest
loonily
looniness
looning
loons
loony
loony bin
loony left

WORDS THAT END LIKE LOONIE

beanie
brownie
burnie
connie
dominie
Ernie
genie
grannie
Henie
inconie
minnie
onie
queenie
Rennie
ronnie
screenie
sinfonie
tannie
twonie
weenie

Synonyms and antonyms of loonie in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «loonie» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LOONIE

Find out the translation of loonie to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of loonie from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «loonie» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

加元
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

loonie
570 millions of speakers

English

loonie
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Loonie
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الكندي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

луни
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

loonie
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

loonie
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

huard
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Loonie
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

loonie
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

カナダドル
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

루니
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Loonie
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Đôla Canada
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

loonie
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ल्यूनी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

loonie
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

loonie
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

loonie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

луні
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

tacanit
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

loonie
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Loonie
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

loonie
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

loonie
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of loonie

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LOONIE»

The term «loonie» is regularly used and occupies the 62.329 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LOONIE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about loonie

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LOONIE»

Discover the use of loonie in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to loonie and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
A Loonie for Luck
This true story, brilliantly illustrated by Bill Slavin, is full of suspense, humour, and charm. It will delight every Canadian who felt a surge of pride for our athletes at Salt Lake City. From the Hardcover edition.
Roy MacGregor, Wayne Gretzky, 2002
2
The Salt Lake Loonie
Illustrated with a series of line drawings by Dwight Allott, it gives rookies and veterans a glimpse into the triumphs and the tragedies of the stories that inspire, surprise, shock and endear the common element in all of sport: THE FAN.
Brett Matlock, Jesse Matlock, 2011
3
Loonie Summer
The tiny Loonies go on Christopher's summer vacation to the cottage.
Christiane Duchesne, 1994
4
Historical Dictionary of Ice Hockey
198 • LUCKY LOONIE played left wing for the Kings before becoming their coach (1972–1977). Some of the better-known players for the team include Paul Coffey, Marcel Dionne, Grant Fuhr, Jari Kurri, Luc Robitaille, Terry Sawchuk, Eddie ...
Laurel Zeisler, 2012
5
Montral & Qubec City For Dummies
The tails-side of the Canadian dollar coin has an image of a loon — a bird common to the Canadian north — therefore, it's called a “loonie.” It seems natural that the two-dollar coin would be called a “toonie” — and it is. In Canada, coins come ...
Austin Macdonald, 2008
6
Breath
These are experiences that will far outlast his adolescence.
Tim Winton, 2009
7
Pinky Swear
Since I didn't have any more classes that day, I decided to pay my buddy, Loonie, a visit. She'd lived downtown on Columbia Street in the same furled for years. Loonie didn't like change. Same clothes, same job, same furniture, same silver ...
S. E. Linn, 2007
8
2011 Standard Catalog of World Coins 2001-Date
ASW Ruler: Elizabeth II Subject: Lullabies Loonie Obv.: Head right Obv. Des.: Susanna Blunt Rev.: Loon and moon, teddy bear in stars KM# 582 DOLLAR Weight: 7.0000 g. Comp.: AureateBronze Plated Nickel Ruler: Elizabeth II Subject : ...
George S. Cuhaj, Thomas Michael, 2010
9
What Do You Want to Do, Break Your Mother's Heart?
There we sat, Jimmy the Cheese Man and his brother Rat, Frankie the Fang, Loonie Kazoonie, No-Chin Min, Bobby Fats, and me, with as much loose change and one dollar bills as each of us could scrape together. I loved this part of the ...
Wayne F. Danka, 2009
10
Race in American Science Fiction
thinking provides a sense of reality and makes it possible to experience being a Loonie, being different, being othered racially. Words and expressions are invented to reverse the stigmatization and humiliation felt at being oppressed as former ...
Isiah Lavender, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LOONIE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term loonie is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Loonie largely to blame for lofty gas prices in Canada amid oil drop …
This summer, Canadians have the loonie to blame for the disconnect between gasoline prices and low oil prices. The North American ... «The Globe and Mail, Jul 15»
2
Loonie slides to fresh lows as economic gloom weighs - Global News
The loonie slid below $0.77 U.S. on Monday morning as markets continue to digest last week's central bank interest rate cut and news the ... «Globalnews.ca, Jul 15»
3
Pan Am baseball team had a lucky loonie under their feet | Toronto …
In a throwback to the “lucky loonie” first snuck under the ice at the 2002 Salt Lake City Olympics, Canada's gold-medal-winning men's baseball ... «Toronto Star, Jul 15»
4
'We're barely holding on,' says Windsor businessman as loonie tanks
Lenn Curtis, who owns a custom motorcycle shop in Windsor, has now posted a sign warning customers the falling loonie has affecting the ... «CBC.ca, Jul 15»
5
6h Will the battered loonie affect Canadian teams' budgets?
…the Province newspaper in Vancouver spoke to Glen Hogdson, the chief economist at the Conference Board of Canada, to learn how it could ... «NBCSports.com, Jul 15»
6
Lucky loonie at heart of Canadian baseball gold-medal win
By this point, it shouldn't come as much surprise that a Lucky Loonie is purported to have played a key role in a Canada-USA international ... «Yahoo Sports, Jul 15»
7
Greece relief means buying dollars as euro, aussie, loonie fall …
The euro dropped to a two-month low against the dollar after German Chancellor Angela Merkel signaled Greece may get limited debt relief, ... «Kathimerini, Jul 15»
8
Lucky loonie at heart of Canadian baseball gold-medal win | Eh …
By this point, it shouldn't come as much surprise that a Lucky Loonie is purported to have played a key role in a Canada-USA international ... «Yahoo Sports, Jul 15»
9
Loonie Edges Down Following Canada Wholesale Sales - Finance …
CANBERA (Alliance News) - Following the release of Canada wholesale sales for May at 8:30 am ET Monday, the loonie ticked down against ... «London South East, Jul 15»
10
USD/CAD: Loonie Trading Lower In The Asian Session - Action Forex
USD/CAD: Loonie Trading Lower In The Asian Session. On Friday, the USD rose 0.17% against the CAD to close at 1.2988. In economic news ... «Action Forex, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Loonie [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/loonie>. Apr 2024 ».
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