English Explanatory Dictionary

Koh-i-Noor

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. One of the largest cut diamonds in the world, originating from India and weighing 105.6 carats (21.12 g). It changed hands between various factions in south and west Asia until being ceded to Queen Victoria after the British annexation of the Punjab in 1849.
noun
  1. Any very large and valuable diamond.

Word forms

Koh-i-Noor the Koh-i-Noor Kohinor Kohinoor Cohi Noor Koh-i-Noors

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian کوهِ نُور (kōh-i nūr, literally “mountain of light”).

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