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kroon

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noun, plural kroons, kroon·i [kroo-nee] /ˈkru ni/.
  1. an aluminum bronze coin and monetary unit of Estonia from 1928 to 1940 and from 1992 to 2010, when it was replaced by the euro, equal to 100 marks or senti.
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Origin of kroon

< Estonian < Swedish krona krona
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Historical Examples

  • To this list Kroon adds a case corresponding fully to the requirements of Colles's Law.

    The Ethics of Medical Homicide and Mutilation

    Austin O'Malley

  • Kroon's experiments led him to conclude that the valerianate of atropia was the most useful.

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kroon

noun plural kroons or krooni (ˈkruːnɪ)
  1. the standard monetary unit of Estonia, divided into 100 senti
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Word Origin

Estonian kron, from German Krone krone ²
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