denar

[ den-ahr ]

noun

, plural den·a·ri [den, -ah-ree], den·ar.

1. the basic monetary unit of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.

denar

/ ˈdiːnə /

noun

1. the standard monetary unit of Macedonia, divided into 100 deni

Word History and Origins

Origin of denar¹

From Macedonian, ultimately from Latin dēnārius; dinar ( def ) denary

Example Sentences

Oh, who knows the pain Which rears up horse-like in a brave Etruscan heart When all things--all things--all things tend to poverty, And the horror of the Empty in the pocket dwells Where once the sesterce gaily by the denar rang!

From Project Gutenberg

The Emperor Lotharius, had already shaken the golden Denar, out of his old servant Doda's hand; thus freeing her from the yoke of slavery; and as Audifax was of Franconian birth, Dame Hadwig had not acted according to the Allemannic laws.

From Project Gutenberg

Its currency, the denar, is unofficially pegged to Europe’s single currency at 61 per euro.

From BusinessWeek

The third rank of the vanguard: The 'Berste Denar.'

From Project Gutenberg

Next morning he came and looked, and he saw a gold denar in the bowl, and from that time onward every day the same thing occurred he gave milk to the serpent and found a gold denar.

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