Dinar

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Dinar \Di"nar\ (d[imac]"n[~e]r or d[-e]*n[aum]r"), n. [Ar.
     d[imac]n[=a]r, from Gr. dhna`rion, fr. L. denarius. See
     {Denier}.]
     1. A petty money of accounts of Persia; 100 dinars consituted
        a rial.
        [1913 Webster]


  
     2. An ancient gold coin of the East, issued by various
        Islamic countries.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. the unit of currency of Yugoslavia. One dinar equals 100
        paras. Abbreviated Din.
        [PJC]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  dinar
       n 1: 100 dinars equal 1 rial [syn: {Iranian dinar}]
       2: the basic unit of money in Yugoslavia [syn: {Yugoslavian
          dinar}]
       3: the basic unit of money in Tunisia [syn: {Tunisian dinar}]
       4: the basic unit of money in Libya [syn: {Libyan dinar}]
       5: the basic unit of money in Kuwait; equal 1,000 fils [syn: {Kuwaiti
          dinar}]
       6: the basic unit of money in Jordan; equal to 1,000 fils [syn:
           {Jordanian dinar}]
       7: the basic unit of money in Iraq; equal to 1,000 fils [syn: {Iraqi
          dinar}]
       8: the basic unit of money in Bahrain; equal to 1,000 fils
          [syn: {Bahrain dinar}]
       9: the basic unit of money in Algeria [syn: {Algerian dinar}]