di⋅nar
/dɪˈnɑr/ 
Show Spelled Pronunciation [di-nahr] Show IPA –noun | 1. | any of various former coins of the Near East, esp. gold coins issued by Islamic governments. |
| 2. | a money of account of Iran, the 100th part of a rial. |
| 3. | an aluminum coin and monetary unit of Yugoslavia, equal to 100 paras. Abbreviation: Din. |
| 4. | a paper money, silver or nickel coin, and monetary unit of Iraq, equal to 1000 fils or 20 dirhams. Abbreviation: ID. |
| 5. | a paper money and monetary unit of Jordan, equal to 1000 fils. Abbreviation: JD. |
| 6. | a paper money and monetary unit of Kuwait, equal to 10 dirhams or 1000 fils. Abbreviation: KD. |
| 7. | a paper money and monetary unit of Tunisia, equal to 10 dirhams or 1000 millimes. |
| 8. | a paper money, cupronickel coin, and monetary unit of Algeria, equal to 100 centimes. Abbreviation: DA. |
| 9. | a paper money and monetary unit of Bahrain, equal to 1000 fils. Abbreviation: BD. |
| 10. | a paper money and monetary unit of Libya, equal to 1000 dirham: replaced the pound in 1971. Abbreviation: LD. |
| 11. | a paper money and monetary unit of the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen, equal to 1000 fils. Abbreviation: YD. |
Origin: 1625–35; < Ar, Pers
dīnār < LGk
dēnárion < L
dēnārius a ten-as coin;
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