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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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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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

More-obscure pairs, which don't trade in such high volumes and thus are prone to bigger swings, are now restricted to a 25-to-1 leverage ratio, such as the U.S. dollar/Czech koruna and U.S. dollar/Mexican peso.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 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

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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