Definition

1. Noun:
   • The basic unit of money in the Czech Republic: The koruna is the official currency of the Czech Republic.
   • The basic unit of money in Slovakia: Historically, the koruna was also the official currency of Slovakia until it was replaced by the euro.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • The price of the souvenir was 200 koruna. (The price was two hundred units of Czech currency.)
  • Before adopting the euro, Slovakia used the Slovak koruna. (The former currency of Slovakia was the koruna.)

Advanced Usage

• "koruna coins/banknotes": Refers to the physical forms of the currency.
  • He paid with a 100-koruna banknote.
• Historical context: Used to discuss the currency of former Czechoslovakia or the period before Slovakia joined the Eurozone.
  • The Czechoslovak koruna was in circulation until the country's dissolution.

Variants and Related Words

• Czech koruna (CZK): The specific name for the currency of the Czech Republic, often abbreviated.
• Slovak koruna (SKK): The former currency of Slovakia, used until 2009.
• Koruny: The plural form of koruna.

Synonyms

• Crown: An English translation sometimes used for "koruna," as the word itself means "crown" in Czech and Slovak.
• Currency unit: A general term for a standard monetary unit.

Notes

• The word "koruna" itself is a singular noun. Its plural form is "koruny" in Czech/Slovak, but in English contexts, "korunas" is also sometimes used.
• It is important to specify "Czech" or "Slovak" koruna when clarity is needed, as both countries have used this unit.

Noun

1. the basic unit of money in Czech Republic
2. the basic unit of money in Slovakia