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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Now, as a guide, he makes 22,000 koruna each year.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 10, 2017
An average meal for two is about 700 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
The Hungarian forint and the Czech koruna are the world’s two worst performers in the past month, declining 9.2 percent and 5.7 percent, according to Bloomberg data.
From BusinessWeek ● Nov. 15, 2011
The Czech koruna is unhealthily overvalued against the euro thus jeopardizing any export-led recovery.
From The Belgian Curtain Europe after Communism by Samuel Vaknin
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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