dinar

[ dih-nahr ]

noun

1. any of various former coins of the Middle East and North Africa, especially gold coins issued by Islamic governments.
2. a money of account of Iran, one 100th of a rial.
3. 1. formerly, a coin and monetary unit of Yugoslavia, equal to 100 paras. : Din.
   2. a coin and monetary unit of Macedonia and Serbia, equal to 100 paras.
4. a paper money, silver or nickel coin, and monetary unit of Iraq, equal to 1000 fils or 20 dirhams. : ID.
5. a paper money and monetary unit of Jordan, equal to 1000 fils. : JD.
6. a paper money and monetary unit of Kuwait, equal to 10 dirhams or 1000 fils. : KD.
7. a paper money and monetary unit of Tunisia, equal to 10 dirhams or 1000 millimes.
8. a paper money, cupronickel coin, and monetary unit of Algeria, equal to 100 centimes. : DA.
9. a paper money and monetary unit of Bahrain, equal to 1000 fils. : BD.
10. a paper money and monetary unit of Libya, equal to 1000 dirham: replaced the pound in 1971. : LD.
11. a paper money and monetary unit of the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen, equal to 1000 fils. : YD.

dinar

/ ˈdiːnɑː /

noun

1. 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 DinDd
2. a monetary unit of the United Arab Emirates worth one tenth of a dirham
3. a coin, esp one of gold, formerly used in the Middle East

Word History and Origins

Origin of dinar¹

First recorded in 1625–35; from Arabic, Persian dīnār, from Late Greek dēnárion, from Latin dēnārius a ten-as coin; denary

Word History and Origins

Origin of dinar¹

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

Example Sentences

The state, reluctant to allow the exchange rate to adjust fully, has proven incapable of limiting demand among the population as confidence in the dinar remains low.

From Seattle Times

The United States and EU have expressed concern over Kosovo’s recent ban on the dinar as currency in its Serb-majority municipalities.

From Seattle Times

Tensions escalated after the government of Kosovo, a former Serbian province, banned banks and other financial institutions in the Serb-populated areas from using the dinar in local transactions, starting Feb. 1, and imposed the euro.

From Seattle Times

But parts of Kosovo’s north, populated mostly by ethnic Serbs, continue to use the dinar.

From Seattle Times

Kosovo's authorities are pressing ahead with a policy that makes the euro the only acceptable currency, even though some areas still use Serbian dinars.

From BBC