billion

biliyan

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈbɪljən/, SAMPA: /"bIlj@n/

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Noun

Tilo biliyan

Jam'i biliyoyi

Singular billion

Plural billions

1. (countable) The number 1,000,000,000 (or 1,000,000,000,000 in old British usage). <> biliyan, wato miliyan dubu daya

   The Biden administration has given the green light for Nigeria to buy advanced attack helicopters worth nearly $1 billion.
   Gwamnatin Biden ta baiwa Najeriya damar siyan manyan jirage masu saukar ungulu na kai hare-hare na kusan dalar Amurka biliyan 1. --Source

Determiner

Determiner billion

1. (number) (ordinal billionth) The number 1,000,000,000 (or 1,000,000,000,000 in old British usage).

   In 2006, China had about 1.3 billion people.