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单词 kuna
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kuna1

nounPlural Kunas, Plural kunasˈkuːnəˈko͞onə
  • The basic monetary unit of Croatia, equal to 100 lipa.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The unions have produced statistics on pay that show that a state employee can only earn up to 3,100 kune a month - the equivalent of 60 percent of the average monthly salary in Croatia.
    • The currency is the kuna, of which there are about ten to a British pound.
    • The Croatian currency is the kuna, apparently named after a small furry animal like a stoat or weasel, the pelts of which used to be traded.
    • The Croatian postal service issued a 2.80 kuna stamp bearing her picture.
    • This gave a figure of a yearly income of 41,500 kune.
    • Joblessness in Croatia is about 20%, and the average monthly wage is just 3,500 kune.

Origin

Croatian, literally 'marten' (the fur of the marten was formerly a medium of exchange).

Kuna2

(also Cuna)
nounPlural Kunas, Plural kunasˈkuːnəˈko͞onə
  • 1A member of a Central American people of the isthmus of Panama.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • As Kuna, we have lived more than 100 years on these lands, and now there is an intention to destroy the peace of our Indigenous communities.
    • Scientists from Harvard Medical School were intrigued to learn that the Kuna seem to have naturally low blood pressure.
    • The Kuna and only the Kuna have the power to restore the balance of their small corner of the world.
    • We lived among the Kuna for five months, learned their customs, and miss them still.
    • The Kuna and their islands are undoubtedly vibrant, colorful, culturally rich and unforgettably hospitable.
    • Severin also travels into the Central American rain forest to mingle with the Kuna.
    • The Cunas respect the different positions that family members hold, and greet each other accordingly.
    • Indeed, such transactions would be extremely complicated as currently the Cuna have no individual land titles.
    • The Kunas are generally thought to be the last pure-blooded Carib Indians who survived the Spanish Conquest.
  • 2mass noun The Chibchan language of the Kuna, with about 35,000 speakers.

adjectiveˈkuːnəˈko͞onə
  • Relating to the Kuna or their language.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Elsewhere, outside bounded reserves, 3 Embera-Wounaan and Kuna communities work for legal control of their lands.
    • The Kuna laws prohibit both investment access by non Kuna members and also limit the size of the industry.
    • Embera, Wounaan, and Kuna leaders, coordinators, surveyors, and researchers all participated in an open but structured forum.
    • Over at the Kuna tribe, the group find themselves at the mercy of nature and despite their attempts, led by Frieda and Meti, to construct a solution Mother Nature throws all sorts of obstacles at them.
    • Women maintain a revered and protected status in Kuna society and their reaching puberty is celebrated in a series of ancient rituals and feasts.
    • Despite friendly native Kuna Indians, the Spanish were angered by these upstart Scots broaching their main gold route out of South America.
    • He intersperses such glimpses into contemporary Kuna life and culture with excerpts about what happened to Lionel Wafer.
    • The country's name, which means ‘land of plenty fish,’ may also come from the Cuna words panna mai, or ‘far away,’ a reply to Spaniards who wondered where to find gold.
    • Here is a Cuna legend reflecting the historic Cuna practice of Sun worship, which is no longer carried out today.
    • The Kuna Indians of Panama consume up to five cups of cocoa a day and include cacao in many of their traditional recipes.
    • The school, which goes through 12th grade, has Kuna teachers but they are paid by the Panama government and are not allowed to teach the Kuna language or customs.
    • The incident began on January 26, 2003, during a coming-of-age ceremony in Paya, a Kuna village inside the park.
    • The islands are part of Panama, but are primarily administered by the Cuna tribe.
    • In 1925, the United States intervened in a revolt by Kuna Indians on the northeast Atlantic coast and established a tribal reserve.
    • The Kuna natural resource specialist Nicanor Gonzalez, who worked with the research team, even helped develop a new mapping project in Bolivia.
    • The Spanish-language questionnaires were translated into Embera and Kuna languages for surveyors who felt more comfortable working in their native language.
    • On the Caribbean side there are the Sanblas Islands, inhabited by the Kuna Indian tribe.
    • The daughters of the Kuna people are prized because they will eventually bring additional manpower into the family.
    • The Kuna Comarca of Wargandi had three Kuna communities and 1,061 inhabitants.
    • It was Kuna territory in 1600 when the Spaniards built a small fort at El Real to protect the river route to the gold mines in the Rio Tuira headwaters.

Origin

The name in Kuna.

 
 

kuna1

nounˈko͞onə
  • The basic monetary unit of Croatia, equal to 100 lipa.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The unions have produced statistics on pay that show that a state employee can only earn up to 3,100 kune a month - the equivalent of 60 percent of the average monthly salary in Croatia.
    • The Croatian currency is the kuna, apparently named after a small furry animal like a stoat or weasel, the pelts of which used to be traded.
    • The Croatian postal service issued a 2.80 kuna stamp bearing her picture.
    • This gave a figure of a yearly income of 41,500 kune.
    • The currency is the kuna, of which there are about ten to a British pound.
    • Joblessness in Croatia is about 20%, and the average monthly wage is just 3,500 kune.

Origin

Croatian, literally ‘marten’ (the fur of the marten was formerly a medium of exchange).

Kuna2

(also Cuna)
nounˈko͞onə
  • 1A member of a Central American people of the isthmus of Panama.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • As Kuna, we have lived more than 100 years on these lands, and now there is an intention to destroy the peace of our Indigenous communities.
    • The Kuna and their islands are undoubtedly vibrant, colorful, culturally rich and unforgettably hospitable.
    • The Kuna and only the Kuna have the power to restore the balance of their small corner of the world.
    • Scientists from Harvard Medical School were intrigued to learn that the Kuna seem to have naturally low blood pressure.
    • We lived among the Kuna for five months, learned their customs, and miss them still.
    • The Cunas respect the different positions that family members hold, and greet each other accordingly.
    • Indeed, such transactions would be extremely complicated as currently the Cuna have no individual land titles.
    • Severin also travels into the Central American rain forest to mingle with the Kuna.
    • The Kunas are generally thought to be the last pure-blooded Carib Indians who survived the Spanish Conquest.
  • 2The Chibchan language of the Kuna.

adjectiveˈko͞onə
  • Relating to the Kuna or their language.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Here is a Cuna legend reflecting the historic Cuna practice of Sun worship, which is no longer carried out today.
    • The school, which goes through 12th grade, has Kuna teachers but they are paid by the Panama government and are not allowed to teach the Kuna language or customs.
    • Women maintain a revered and protected status in Kuna society and their reaching puberty is celebrated in a series of ancient rituals and feasts.
    • The islands are part of Panama, but are primarily administered by the Cuna tribe.
    • The Kuna Indians of Panama consume up to five cups of cocoa a day and include cacao in many of their traditional recipes.
    • The Kuna Comarca of Wargandi had three Kuna communities and 1,061 inhabitants.
    • The incident began on January 26, 2003, during a coming-of-age ceremony in Paya, a Kuna village inside the park.
    • In 1925, the United States intervened in a revolt by Kuna Indians on the northeast Atlantic coast and established a tribal reserve.
    • He intersperses such glimpses into contemporary Kuna life and culture with excerpts about what happened to Lionel Wafer.
    • The Kuna laws prohibit both investment access by non Kuna members and also limit the size of the industry.
    • The daughters of the Kuna people are prized because they will eventually bring additional manpower into the family.
    • It was Kuna territory in 1600 when the Spaniards built a small fort at El Real to protect the river route to the gold mines in the Rio Tuira headwaters.
    • The Kuna natural resource specialist Nicanor Gonzalez, who worked with the research team, even helped develop a new mapping project in Bolivia.
    • Elsewhere, outside bounded reserves, 3 Embera-Wounaan and Kuna communities work for legal control of their lands.
    • On the Caribbean side there are the Sanblas Islands, inhabited by the Kuna Indian tribe.
    • Embera, Wounaan, and Kuna leaders, coordinators, surveyors, and researchers all participated in an open but structured forum.
    • Over at the Kuna tribe, the group find themselves at the mercy of nature and despite their attempts, led by Frieda and Meti, to construct a solution Mother Nature throws all sorts of obstacles at them.
    • Despite friendly native Kuna Indians, the Spanish were angered by these upstart Scots broaching their main gold route out of South America.
    • The country's name, which means ‘land of plenty fish,’ may also come from the Cuna words panna mai, or ‘far away,’ a reply to Spaniards who wondered where to find gold.
    • The Spanish-language questionnaires were translated into Embera and Kuna languages for surveyors who felt more comfortable working in their native language.

Origin

The name in Kuna.

 
 
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