Kohinoor

or Koh-i-noor

[ koh-uh-noor ]

noun

1. an Indian diamond weighing 106 carats; now part of the British crown jewels.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Kohinoor¹

From the Persian word kōhinūr literally, mountain of light

Example Sentences

In 2021, Germany formally apologized for genocide in Namibia in the early 1900s, while Queen Camilla declined to wear a crown at King Charles' coronation bearing the Kohinoor diamond, which Britain plundered when it ruled India.

From Salon

The chorus of calls for British apologies, reparations and repatriation — of everything from India’s Kohinoor diamond to sculptures from Benin and Easter Island — has also grown louder, placing the new king in a vexing position.

From New York Times

The Koh-i-Noor diamond, sometimes spelled as Kohinoor, which is a massive 105 carats, was allegedly found 800 years ago, on the banks of India's holy Krishna River.

From Salon

The one of the key jewels is the Kohinoor.

From Seattle Times

That the Kohinoor is also a symbol of British oppression also applies; like that diamond, “Derry Girls” reflects years of tragic, bloody conflict and still manages to be a thing of pure and shining beauty, demanding to be held to the light and viewed over and over, from one angle and then another.

From Los Angeles Times