Krone

noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 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.
  2. 2
    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. historical
  3. 3
    the basic unit of money in Denmark wordnet
  4. 4
    the basic unit of money in Norway wordnet

Etymology

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

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