noun
dinar
DEE-nah
noun
1
The official currency unit used in several countries, including Jordan, Kuwait, Iraq, and Serbia.
"He exchanged his dollars for Jordanian dinars at the airport."
How to Use Dinar
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishThe name of the main currency unit in a number of Middle Eastern, North African, and Balkan countries.
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Word Forms
dinars plural
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Etymology
From Arabic "dīnār", ultimately from Latin "dēnārius" — the same root behind "denier" and "diner" (the currency sense).