Dinar

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
dinar
    n 1: 100 dinars equal 1 rial in Iran [syn: {Iranian dinar},
         {dinar}]
    2: the basic unit of money in Yugoslavia [syn: {Yugoslavian
       dinar}, {dinar}]
    3: the basic unit of money in Tunisia [syn: {Tunisian dinar},
       {dinar}]
    4: the basic unit of money in Libya [syn: {Libyan dinar},
       {dinar}]
    5: the basic unit of money in Kuwait; equal 1,000 fils [syn:
       {Kuwaiti dinar}, {dinar}]
    6: the basic unit of money in Jordan; equal to 1,000 fils [syn:
       {Jordanian dinar}, {dinar}]
    7: the basic unit of money in Iraq; equal to 1,000 fils [syn:
       {Iraqi dinar}, {dinar}]
    8: the basic unit of money in Bahrain; equal to 1,000 fils [syn:
       {Bahrain dinar}, {dinar}]
    9: the basic unit of money in Algeria [syn: {Algerian dinar},
       {dinar}]
    
from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Dinar \Di"nar\ (d[imac]"n[~e]r or d[-e]*n[aum]r"), n. [Ar.
   d[imac]n[=a]r, from Gr. dhna`rion, fr. L. denarius. See
   {Denier}.]
   1. A petty money of accounts of Persia; 100 dinars consituted
      a rial.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. An ancient gold coin of the East, issued by various
      Islamic countries.
      [1913 Webster]

   3. the unit of currency of Yugoslavia. One dinar equals 100
      paras. Abbreviated Din.
      [PJC]
    

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