[syn: Algerian dinar, dinar]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
dinar
n 1: 100 dinars equal 1 rial in Iran [syn: Iranian dinar,
dinar]
2: the basic unit of money in Yugoslavia [syn: Yugoslavian
dinar, dinar]
3: the basic unit of money in Tunisia [syn: Tunisian dinar,
dinar]
4: the basic unit of money in Libya [syn: Libyan dinar,
dinar]
5: the basic unit of money in Kuwait; equal 1,000 fils [syn:
Kuwaiti dinar, dinar]
6: the basic unit of money in Jordan; equal to 1,000 fils [syn:
Jordanian dinar, dinar]
7: the basic unit of money in Iraq; equal to 1,000 fils [syn:
Iraqi dinar, dinar]
8: the basic unit of money in Bahrain; equal to 1,000 fils [syn:
Bahrain dinar, dinar]
9: the basic unit of money in Algeria [syn: Algerian dinar,
dinar]