koruna

American  

[kawr-uh-nah] / ˈkɔr əˌnɑ /

noun

plural

koruny, korun, korunas

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.

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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

Example Sentences

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