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koruna

noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /kəˈɹuːnə/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -uːnə
  • CMU ARPABET: K AO0 R UW1 N AA2 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

The currency of the former Czechoslovakia, divided into 100 hellers.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: historical

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2

noun

Meaning 2

The currency of the Czech Republic, divided into 100 hellers.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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3

noun

Meaning 3

The former currency of Slovakia, divided into 100 haliers.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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4

noun

Meaning 4

the basic unit of money in Czech Republic

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: Czech monetary unit

5

noun

Meaning 5

the basic unit of money in Slovakia

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: Slovakian monetary unit

History

Etymology

From Czech and Slovak koruna; cognate with krone and German Krone. Doublet of corona, crown, korona, krona, króna, and krone.

Across languages

Translations

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Czech: koruna — currency
  • Dutch: kroon — currency
  • Finnish: koruna — currency
  • Georgian: კრონა (ḳrona) — currency
  • Greek: κορώνα (koróna) — currency
  • Hungarian: korona — currency
  • Indonesian: koruna — currency
  • Japanese: コルナ — currency
  • Marathi: कोरुना (korunā) — currency
  • Polish: korona — currency
  • Russian: кро́на (króna) — currency
  • Slovak: koruna — currency