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krone

1

[ kroh-nuh ]

noun

, plural kro·ner [kroh, -ner].
  1. a cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Denmark, equal to 100 öre. : Kr., kr.
  2. a cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Norway, equal to 100 öre. : Kr., kr.


krone

2

[ kroh-nuh ]

noun

, plural kro·nen [kroh, -n, uh, n].
  1. a former gold coin of Germany, equal to 10 marks.

krone

1

/ ˈkrəʊnə /

noun

  1. the standard monetary unit of Denmark, the Faeroe Islands, and Greenland, divided into 100 øre
  2. the standard monetary unit of Norway, divided into 100 øre


krone

2

/ ˈkrəʊnə /

noun

  1. a former German gold coin worth ten marks
  2. a former Austrian monetary unit

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Word History and Origins

Origin of krone1

1870–75; < Danish, Norwegian < Middle Low German < Medieval Latin corōna; króna

Origin of krone2

From German, dating back to 1870–75; krone 1

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Word History and Origins

Origin of krone1

C19: from Danish or Norwegian, from Middle Low German krōne, ultimately from Latin corōna crown

Origin of krone2

C19: from German, literally: crown; see krone 1

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Example Sentences

One woman, Linda Krone of Cumberland, Maryland held a sign proclaiming: “Next time . . . elect an American.”

Swansea enlisted the Brooklyn-based architect Ben Krone, and together they created an image.

He handed the young peasant who was holding his horse half a krone, and then walked briskly into the castle.

"I heard of you this evening at the Krone, mein Herr," he said.

Another time, when he himself had starved for days, he pawned his vest to get a krone to give a beggar.

The total amount to be paid out yearly was limited to the modest figure of two hundred thousand krone ($40,600).

Pelle handed him the bottle—there stood money in piles on the writing-table, thick round two-krone pieces one upon another!

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