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koruna

koruna

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The money Slovakia used before 2009
  • noun
: koruna
  • The koruna was replaced by the euro in Slovakia in 2009.

Examples

  • Prices in Slovakia used to be listed in koruna before the currency changed.

  • The price of the book is 500 korunas.

  • She found some old koruny in a drawer while cleaning.

  • I found a koruna under the couch!

  • Prices in Slovakia used to be listed in koruna before the currency changed.

  • The koruna was replaced by the euro in Slovakia in 2009.

  • I found a koruna under the couch!

Surface Forms

koruna singular
korunas plural

Etymology

Koruna comes from a word meaning 'crown', like the English crown and Norwegian krone. Slovakia used koruna for its money for that reason, until it changed to the euro in 2009.