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dinar
- /ˈdiːnɑː(ɹ)/ UK
Where it comes from
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.
noun dinars
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
Translations
Talk about this word "dinar." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/dinar. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. dinar. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/dinar "dinar." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/dinar.Cite this
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