dinar en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈdiːnɑː(ɹ)/ (UK)
Etymology
From Arabic دِينَار (dīnār) and Serbo-Croatian динар (also from Arabic), derived from the Latin dēnārius. Doublet of denar, denarius, denier, diner, dinero, and dinheiro.
Meanings
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The official currency of several countries, including Algeria, Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Libya, Serbia, Tunisia and (as denar) North Macedonia.
Standing near Joseph, carrying a bag of taboon flatbreads, was Olivier, from Ivory Coast. He arrived a year ago and has been trying to save the 3,000 dinars (£780) he said it would cost to make the trip to Europe.
2023 March 30, Simon Speakman Cordall, “Tunisian morgue overflows as more people attempt risky sea crossing”, in The Guardian:
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(historical) The currency of Yugoslavia.
Seven months ago Prime Minister Ante Marković, a Croat, attacked Yugoslavia's 2,600 percent inflation rate by making the dinar convertible to Western currencies and lopping off four zeroes. The million-dinar note shrank to a hundred dinars.
1990 August, Kenneth C. Danforth, “Yugoslavia: A House Much Divided”, in National Geographic, volume 178, number 2, page 110:
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(historical) An ancient Arab gold coin of 65 grains in weight.
The region of bliss is adorned all o'er With dinars, with rich stuffs, and with all costly store; The idol-adorers with fine gold are crowned, And girdles of gold gird the heroes renowned.
1850, Thomas Keightley, The Fairy Mythology, London: H.G. Bohn, page 556:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| dinars | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Translations (42)
uz dinor (official currency of several countries) · bn দিনার (official currency of several countries) · sh динар (official currency of several countries) · fa دینار (official currency of several countries) · mk ди́нар (official currency of several countries) · az dinar (official currency of several countries) · mi tinā (official currency of several countries) · or ଦିନାର୍ (official currency of several countries) · sv dinar (official currency of several countries) · tr dinar (official currency of several countries) · cmn 第納爾 /第纳尔 (official currency of several countries) · he דִּינָר (official currency of several countries) · be дына́р (official currency of several countries) · pt dinar (official currency of several countries) · ar لِيرَة (official currency of several countries) · ug دىنار (official currency of several countries) · kmr dînar (official currency of several countries) · tg динор (official currency of several countries) · hi दीनार (official currency of several countries) · eo dinaro (official currency of several countries) · id dinar (official currency of several countries) · sh dinar (official currency of several countries) · es dinar (official currency of several countries) · el δηνάριο (official currency of several countries) · ar دِينَار (official currency of several countries) · ast dinar (official currency of several countries) · fr dinar (official currency of several countries) · or ଡିନାର୍ (official currency of several countries) · fi dinaari (official currency of several countries) · ko 디나르 (official currency of several countries) · ms dinar (official currency of several countries) · ur دینار (official currency of several countries) · uk дина́р (official currency of several countries) · ka დინარი (official currency of several countries) · cs dinár (official currency of several countries) · ckb دینار (official currency of several countries) · it dinaro (official currency of several countries) · ru дина́р (official currency of several countries) · hy դինար (official currency of several countries) · ja ディナール (official currency of several countries) · ca dinar (official currency of several countries) · pl dinar (official currency of several countries)