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krone

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈkrəʊnə/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(krōnə)

Inflections of 'krone' (n):
kroner
npl (For the monetary unit of Denmark and Norway)
kronen
npl (For the former German coin)

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
kro•ne1  (krōnə),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ner (-nər).USA pronunciation 
  1. Currencya cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Denmark, equal to 100 öre. Abbr.: Kr., kr.
  2. Currencya cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Norway, equal to 100 öre. Abbr.: Kr., kr.
  • Medieval Latin corōna; see króna
  • Middle Low German
  • Danish, Norwegian
  • 1870–75

kro•ne2  (krōnə),USA pronunciation n., pl. -nen (-nən).USA pronunciation 
  1. Currencya former gold coin of Germany, equal to 10 marks.
  2. Currencykorona (def. 1).
  • German; see krone1
  • 1870–75

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
krone /ˈkrəʊnə/ n ( pl -ner /-nə/)
  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
Etymology: 19th Century: from Danish or Norwegian, from Middle Low German krōne, ultimately from Latin corōna crown
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