Kohinoor

or Koh-i-noor

[ koh-uh-noor ]

noun
  1. an Indian diamond weighing 106 carats; now part of the British crown jewels.

Origin of Kohinoor

1
From the Persian word kōhinūr literally, mountain of light

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British Dictionary definitions for Koh-i-noor

Koh-i-noor

Kohinor or Kohinur

/ (ˌkəʊɪˈnʊə) /


noun
  1. a very large oval Indian diamond, part of the British crown jewels since 1849, weighing 108.8 carats

Origin of Koh-i-noor

1
C19: from Persian Kōh-i-nūr, literally: mountain of light, from kōh mountain + Arabic nūr light

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