Libyan dinar
- noun
- /ˈlɪbiən dɪˈnɑr/
:
dinar libio
- Finally, as a response to complaints about exchanging the Libyan dinar into other currencies, Qaddafi proposed that the country should put on its agenda making the Libyan dinar fully convertible.
Examples
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Finally, as a response to complaints about exchanging the Libyan dinar into other currencies, Qaddafi proposed that the country should put on its agenda making the Libyan dinar fully convertible.
Academic text (1996) -
Many Libyans keep their savings in Libyan dinars to avoid currency fluctuations.
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When marrying, young couples receive 60,000 Libyan dinars (about 50,000 U.S. dollars).
Blog text (22) -
The price of the new car is 25,000 Libyan dinars, which is about $18,000.
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She exchanged her euros for Libyan dinars before traveling to Libya.
Surface Forms
Morphology
The term is fully compositional: 'Libyan' denotes origin/association with Libya and 'dinar' is a unit of currency, so the meaning 'the currency of Libya' follows directly from the constituents. This demonym + currency pattern is cross-linguistically common and follows standard English noun modification, so a B1 learner who knows both words will readily understand it.
Etymology
Libyan dinar may come from an old Roman coin called 'denarius', and the word later became dinar in Arabic and came to mean 'money' in many countries. The word Libyan simply shows it is Libya's own 'currency', so Libyan dinar means the country's official money.
