dinar

di·nar

 (dĭ-när′, dē′när′)

n.

2. Any of several units of gold and silver currency formerly used in the Middle East.


[Arabic dīnār, from Late Greek dēnārion, from Latin dēnārius; see denarius.]

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dinar

(ˈdiːnɑː)

n

1. (Currencies) 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. Abbreviation: Din, AbbreviationD or Abbreviationd

2. (Currencies) a monetary unit of the United Arab Emirates worth one tenth of a dirham

3. (Currencies) a coin, esp one of gold, formerly used in the Middle East

[C17: from Arabic, from Late Greek dēnarion, from Latin dēnārius denarius]

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di•nar

(dɪˈnɑr)

n.

1. the basic monetary unit of Algeria; of Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan, and Kuwait; of Libya; of Sudan; of Tunisia; and of Yugoslavia.

2. a monetary unit of Iran, equal to 1/100 of a rial.

3. a former gold coin of the Near East.

[1625–35; < Arabic, Persian dīnār < Late Greek dēnárion < Latin dēnārius denarius]

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