name
Meaning 1
A surname.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
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Standard Lemma guide
kroon
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Sound
Pronunciation
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/kɹəʊn/
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rhymes with -əʊn
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CMU ARPABET: K R UW1 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
The former currency of Estonia, divided into 100 senti.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 3
the basic unit of money in Estonia
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: Estonian monetary unit
History
Etymology
* As a Dutch surname, from the noun kroon (“crown”). * As a Swedish and north/Low German surname, variant of Kron.
Etymology tree Low German krōneder. Estonian kroonbor. English kroon From Estonian kroon (“crown”). Doublet of crown and corona.
Across languages
Translations
5 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Chinese Mandarin: 愛沙尼亞克朗 /爱沙尼亚克朗 (Àishāníyà kèlǎng) — currency of Estonia
- Estonian: kroon — currency of Estonia
- Finnish: kruunu — currency of Estonia
- Finnish: krooni — currency of Estonia
- Russian: кро́на (króna) — currency of Estonia