koruna
Americannoun
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koruny,
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korun,
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korunas
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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
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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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