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Definition of Johannis

Jo*han"nes (j&osl;*hăn"nēz), n. [NL., fr. Gr. &?;, Heb. Y&ebreve;hōkhānān, Yōkhānān, i. e., one whom Jehovah has blessed; hence F. Jean, E. John.] (Numis.) A Portuguese gold coin of the value of eight dollars, named from the figure of King John which it bears; -- often contracted into joe; as, a joe, or a half joe.

- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

  • a former Portuguese gold coin
  • a male given name, Latin form of John, comon in Germany, Scandinavia etc
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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