dinar

American  

[dih-nahr] / dɪˈnɑr /

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.

3. 1. formerly, a coin and monetary unit of Yugoslavia, equal to 100 paras. Din.

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

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

5. a paper money and monetary unit of Jordan, equal to 1000 fils. JD.

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

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

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

9. a paper money and monetary unit of Bahrain, equal to 1000 fils. BD.

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

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

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dinar British  

/ ˈdiːnɑː /

noun

1.  Din.   D.   d.  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

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

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

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Etymology

Origin of dinar

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

Example Sentences

Gaza, like other Palestinian territories, uses the shekel as its primary currency, with some transactions done in U.S. dollars or the Jordanian Dinar.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 5, 2024

Nir Dinar, a spokesman for the Israeli military who accompanied the journalists.

From New York Times • Feb. 10, 2024

Nir Dinar, a military spokesperson, said that Israeli security services did not know about the tunnel before Oct.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 17, 2023

The Israeli military “didn’t choose to kill the dentist,” said Nir Dinar, an Israeli army spokesman, declining to comment further.

From New York Times • May 31, 2023

Malik Dinar suggested, "He is not sincere who does not find delight in the afflictions which the Lord sends."

From Mystics and Saints of Islam by Field, Claud