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koruna

American  
[kawr-uh-nah] / ˈkɔr əˌnɑ /

noun

koruny, plural korun, plural korunas plural
  1. an aluminum bronze coin and monetary unit of the Czech Republic, equal to 100 halers. Kčs.

  2. a monetary unit of Slovakia until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 halier.


koruna British  
/ kɒˈruːnə /

noun

  1. the standard monetary unit of the Czech Republic and Slovakia, divided into 100 hellers

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Etymology

Origin of koruna

1925–30; < Czech < Latin corōna a crown, wreath; see corona

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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 is about 1,000 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

Growth is driven by exports, “which is supporting koruna appreciation and thus taming inflationary pressures.”

From BusinessWeek Jul. 26, 2011

The Czech koruna is unhealthily overvalued against the euro thus jeopardizing any export-led recovery.

From The Belgian Curtain Europe after Communism by Vaknin, Samuel

I left the train feeling satisfied, not least because of the price: the whole meal came out to 412 Czech koruny, or about $19.

From New York Times Apr. 6, 2023

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