dinar

[ dih-nahr ]

noun
  1. any of various former coins of the Middle East and North Africa, especially gold coins issued by Islamic governments.

  2. a money of account of Iran, one 100th of a rial.

    • formerly, a coin and monetary unit of Yugoslavia, equal to 100 paras. Abbreviation: Din.

    • a coin and monetary unit of Macedonia and Serbia, equal to 100 paras.

  1. a paper money, silver or nickel coin, and monetary unit of Iraq, equal to 1000 fils or 20 dirhams. Abbreviation: ID.

  2. a paper money and monetary unit of Jordan, equal to 1000 fils. Abbreviation: JD.

  3. a paper money and monetary unit of Kuwait, equal to 10 dirhams or 1000 fils. Abbreviation: KD.

  4. a paper money and monetary unit of Tunisia, equal to 10 dirhams or 1000 millimes.

  5. a paper money, cupronickel coin, and monetary unit of Algeria, equal to 100 centimes. Abbreviation: DA.

  6. a paper money and monetary unit of Bahrain, equal to 1000 fils. Abbreviation: BD.

  7. a paper money and monetary unit of Libya, equal to 1000 dirham: replaced the pound in 1971. Abbreviation: LD.

  8. a paper money and monetary unit of the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen, equal to 1000 fils. Abbreviation: YD.

Origin of dinar

1
First recorded in 1625–35; from Arabic, Persian dīnār, from Late Greek dēnárion, from Latin dēnārius a ten-as coin; see denary

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How to use dinar in a sentence

  • He trembled as again he urged on me the little gift, the personal gift, the trifling gift of 2,000 dinars.

    The Mercy of Allah | Hilaire Belloc
  • It was quite impossible for him to offer more than 10,000 dinars, and even so he would doubtless be the loser by the transaction.

    The Mercy of Allah | Hilaire Belloc
  • The sum of 500,000 dinars, well packed, will load without discomfort some dozen camels.

    The Mercy of Allah | Hilaire Belloc
  • To use the familiar language of the market I regarded my present fortune of a million dinars as my pile.

    The Mercy of Allah | Hilaire Belloc

British Dictionary definitions for dinar

dinar

/ (ˈdiːnɑː) /


noun
  1. the standard monetary unit of the following countries or territories. Algeria: divided into 100 centimes. Bahrain: divided into 1000 fils. Iraq: divided into 1000 fils. Jordan: divided into 1000 fils. Kuwait: divided into 1000 fils. Libya: divided into 1000 dirhams. Serbia: divided into 100 paras (formerly the standard monetary unit of Yugoslavia). Sudan, Tunisia: divided into 1000 millimes: Abbreviation: Din, D, d

  2. a monetary unit of the United Arab Emirates worth one tenth of a dirham

  1. a coin, esp one of gold, formerly used in the Middle East

Origin of dinar

1
C17: from Arabic, from Late Greek dēnarion, from Latin dēnārius denarius

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