koruna
Americannoun
plural
koruny, korun, korunas-
an aluminum bronze coin and monetary unit of the Czech Republic, equal to 100 halers. Kčs.
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a monetary unit of Slovakia until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 halier.
noun
Etymology
Origin of koruna
1925–30; < Czech < Latin corōna a crown, wreath; see corona
Example Sentences
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But my Czech currency, koruna, which I had dutifully exchanged at the airport at near criminal rates, was not accepted.
From The Guardian • Jun. 4, 2017
An average meal for two, without drinks or tip, is about 1,500 koruna.
From New York Times • Jul. 9, 2013
In February 1993, the Czechoslovak koruna was split into the Czech koruna and the Slovak koruna - at a par of one-to-one.
From BBC • May 9, 2012
Colombia’s peso has gained 6.9 percent this year, the third-best performance among 25 emerging market economies tracked by Bloomberg, after the Czech koruna and the Hungarian forint.
From BusinessWeek • Aug. 12, 2011
Although the governments of Slovakia and the Czech Republic had envisaged retaining the koruna as a common currency at least in the short run, the two countries ended the currency union in February 1993.
From The 1993 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency
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