n. Name of official currency of several countries, including Algeria, Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Libya, Serbia and Tunisia.
n. A coin or note worth one dinar.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. A petty money of accounts of Persia; 100 dinars consituted a rial.
n. An ancient gold coin of the East, issued by various Islamic countries.
n. the unit of currency of Yugoslavia. One dinar equals 100 paras. Abbreviated Din.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. The name of a gold coin issued by the califs of Damascus: it was also applied to the gold coins of various Arab dynasties, and was the generic name of Arab gold coins.
n. A money of account in Persia, equal to one ten thousandth of the tuman.
n. A current silver coin of Servia, equal to 100 paras or about 20 United States cents.
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n. the basic unit of money in Algeria
n. the basic unit of money in Kuwait; equal 1,000 fils
n. the basic unit of money in Jordan; equal to 1,000 fils
n. the basic unit of money in Libya
n. 100 dinars equal 1 rial in Iran
n. the basic unit of money in Yugoslavia
n. the basic unit of money in Tunisia
n. the basic unit of money in Iraq; equal to 1,000 fils
n. the basic unit of money in Bahrain; equal to 1,000 fils
Word Usage
"Lane (iii. 235), noting that the dinar is worth 170"