krone

¹ American  

[kroh-nuh] / ˈkroʊ nə /

noun

kroner plural

1. a cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Denmark, equal to 100 öre. Kr., kr.

2. a cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Norway, equal to 100 öre. Kr., kr.

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krone ² American  

[kroh-nuh] / ˈkroʊ nə /

noun

kronen plural

1. a former gold coin of Germany, equal to 10 marks.

2. korona.

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krone ¹ British  

/ ˈkrəʊnə /

noun

1. the standard monetary unit of Denmark, the Faeroe Islands, and Greenland, divided into 100 øre

2. the standard monetary unit of Norway, divided into 100 øre

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krone ² British  

/ ˈkrəʊnə /

noun

1. a former German gold coin worth ten marks

2. a former Austrian monetary unit

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Other Word Forms

Inflected Forms

noun

• kroner
  plural
• kronen
  plural

Etymology

Origin of krone¹

1870–75; < Danish, Norwegian < Middle Low German < Medieval Latin corōna; see króna

Origin of krone²

From German, dating back to 1870–75; see origin at krone ¹

Example Sentences

Denmark's representative Elsebeth Sondergaard Krone, speaking on behalf of the European Union, said the bloc "stands firm in defence of the court in the face of threats and sanctions against the court".

From Barron's • Dec. 1, 2025

But Krone said he expects people will start immediately using the name.

From Seattle Times • May 7, 2024

A sequined tapestry by Larry Krone, Kennedy’s brother-in-law, shares a wall with a pulsing, flame-colored abstraction drawn by Rhoda Kellogg, an early-childhood educator, from Kennedy’s own collection.

From New York Times • Jan. 24, 2024

Veterinarian Oliver Krone, who is based at the Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research and has studied white-tailed eagles for 23 years, deftly hovered a drone over the nest and saw three eaglets.

From Science Magazine • Sep. 26, 2023

He was his lordly self again by then, paid liberally for his keep, and gave little Rebecca a shining Krone.

From Growth of the Soil by Hamsun, Knut