English Explanatory Dictionary

krone

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The currency of Iceland, Denmark (including Greenland and the Faroe Islands) and Norway, divided into 100 øre, except in Iceland where 1 króna = 100 aurar.
noun
  1. The currency of German-Austria and Liechtenstein after the dissolution of the Austro-Hungarian Empire (1919) until the introduction of the Austrian schilling and, in Liechtenstein, the Swiss franc.

Pronunciation

/ˈkɹəʊnə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-krone.wav /ˈkɹoʊnə/

Word forms

krone kroner kronen

Etymology

From Danish krone (“crown”) and Norwegian krone. Doublet of corona, crown, korona, koruna, krona, and króna.

Synonyms

crown
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