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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024di•nar (di när′),USA pronunciation n. - Currencyany of various former coins of the Near East, esp. gold coins issued by Islamic governments.
- Currencya money of account of Iran, the 100th part of a rial.
- Currencyan aluminum coin and monetary unit of Yugoslavia, equal to 100 paras. Abbr.: Din.
- Currencya paper money, silver or nickel coin, and monetary unit of Iraq, equal to 1000 fils or 20 dirhams. Abbr.: ID.
- Currencya paper money and monetary unit of Jordan, equal to 1000 fils. Abbr.: JD.
- Currencya paper money and monetary unit of Kuwait, equal to 10 dirhams or 1000 fils. Abbr.: KD.
- Currencya paper money and monetary unit of Tunisia, equal to 10 dirhams or 1000 millimes.
- Currencya paper money, cupronickel coin, and monetary unit of Algeria, equal to 100 centimes. Abbr.: DA.
- Currencya paper money and monetary unit of Bahrain, equal to 1000 fils. Abbr.: BD.
- Currencya paper money and monetary unit of Libya, equal to 1000 dirham: replaced the pound in 1971. Abbr.: LD.
- Currencya paper money and monetary unit of the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen, equal to 1000 fils. Abbr.: YD.
- Latin dēnārius a ten-as coin; see denary
- Late Greek dēnárion
- Arabic, Persian dīnār
- 1625–35
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: dinar /ˈdiːnɑː/ n - the standard monetary unit of the following countries or territories. Algeria: divided into 100 centimes. Bahrain: divided into 1000 fils. Iraq: divided into 1000 fils. Jordan: divided into 1000 fils. Kuwait: divided into 1000 fils. Libya: divided into 1000 dirhams. Serbia: divided into 100 paras (formerly the standard monetary unit of Yugoslavia). Sudan, Tunisia: divided into 1000 millimes
Etymology: 17th Century: from Arabic, from Late Greek dēnarion, from Latin dēnārius denarius |