koruna

A noun referring to the basic monetary unit of the Czech Republic and formerly of Slovakia.

• 🇩🇪Substantiv, das die Hauptwährungseinheit der Tschechischen Republik und früher der Slowakei bezeichnet.

1. Currency of the Czech Republic B1 formal

   The official monetary unit of the Czech Republic, subdivided into 100 haléřů.

   • The price of the book was 500 korunas.
   • She exchanged her euros for Czech korunas at the bank.
   • The koruna has strengthened against the dollar recently.

   🇩🇪Währung der Tschechischen Republik

   Synonyme: crown

2. Former currency of Slovakia B1 formal

   The former official monetary unit of Slovakia, used until the adoption of the euro in 2009.

   • Before the euro, Slovakia used the koruna.
   • He still has some old Slovak korunas as souvenirs.
   • The Slovak koruna was pegged to the euro before the switch.

   🇩🇪Slowakische Krone

   Synonyme: crown

• korunas plural form
• koruny plural form
• korunas' possessive plural form
• koruny’s possessive plural form
• koruna's possessive singular form