koruna

• Nom désignant l'unité monétaire principale de la République tchèque et autrefois de la Slovaquie.

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

1. Currency of the Czech RepublicB1formal

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

   Couronne tchèque

   • 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.

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2. Former currency of SlovakiaB1formal

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

   Couronne slovaque

   • 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.

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