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Algerian dinar

Algerian dinar

5.3
Official money used in Algeria
  • noun
translation icon : dinar argelino
  • Due to inflation, the value of the Algerian dinar has decreased in recent years.

Examples

  • The price of a coffee in Algiers is listed in Algerian dinar on the menu.

  • Tourists are required to exchange their cash for Algerian dinar upon arrival in Algeria.

  • The price is 100 Algerian dinars.

  • I exchanged my dollars for Algerian dinars.

  • You can exchange your euros for Algerian dinars at the local bank.

  • The price of the meal was 2,500 Algerian dinars in total.

  • Traveling to Algeria requires you to have Algerian dinars to buy goods.

Synonyms

dinar
vsAlgerian dinar
123 5.8

The basic unit of money used in several countries like Algeria and Iraq

is the specific national currency form used only in one country

Surface Forms

Algerian dinar singular
Algerian dinars plural

Morphology

Algerian + dinar

The meaning 'the official basic unit of currency in Algeria' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'Algerian' (originating from Algeria) with 'dinar' (a unit of currency). The country-adjective + currency-noun composition is cross-linguistically common and follows standard compositional patterns, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will understand the MWE.

Etymology

Algerian dinar comes from an old Roman coin called 'denarius'. The word later became dinar in Arabic and came to mean money. When Algeria became independent, it named its unit of money the Algerian dinar, so the phrase means 'Algeria's dinar' and is the country's basic currency.