(historical) An ancient Arab gold coin of 65 grains in weight.
Used in a Sentence
dinar
Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for dinar.
Editorial note
They invaded Libya as Gaddafi was working on a gold backed African dinar/Lira, again for the oil trade.
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Quick take
(historical) An ancient Arab gold coin of 65 grains in weight.
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of dinar gathered in one view.
(numismatics) The official currency of several countries, including Algeria, Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Libya, Serbia, Tunisia and (as denar) North Macedonia.
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for dinar.
noun
(historical) An ancient Arab gold coin of 65 grains in weight.
See also: algerian-dinar, iraqi-dinar, jordanian-dinar, libyan-dinar, tunisian-dinar
noun
(numismatics) The official currency of several countries, including Algeria, Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Libya, Serbia, Tunisia and (as denar) North Macedonia.
See also: algerian-dinar, iraqi-dinar, jordanian-dinar, libyan-dinar, tunisian-dinar
Example sentences
They invaded Libya as Gaddafi was working on a gold backed African dinar/Lira, again for the oil trade.
As was the whole libya thing, concerned about the gold dinar, not some leader figure.
In the Middle East and much of Africa, a gold Dinar or Mithqal was 4.25g.
Gaddafi tried to establish a pan-African gold-back dinar to denominate African oil exports in.
The OP just described a language feature where you want to multiply euros with usd one place and yen and dinar in another.
BTW, didn't Gaddafi of Libya try to introduce a Gold Dinar currency?
I was referring to the Kuwaiti Dinar being a success in terms of value fluctuation.
LiteCoin and Iraqi Dinar are two notable examples.
> didn't Gaddafi of Libya try to introduce a Gold Dinar currency He also began using every other currency than dollars.
If the US dollar is managed like the 1980s iraqi dinar, and the stock market is regulated as strictly as the 1980s baghdad stock exchange, what happens to their wealth?
> I'm not sure if you were referencing the Kuwaiti Dinar as one of those.
What consumers are not told is that the Dinars can be redeemed only in Iraq, as most of the established currency exchange houses and banking institutions cannot convert the Dinar to US dollars.
Quote examples
You can just add/remove zeros but prices have adjusted, those people can't live like "millionaires" with 1M dinar.
The British Museum has an awesome 20th century gold dinar (or similar arabic-inspired coinage) minted in Xinjiang, great to show unbelieving Chinese friends who think Xinjiang like Tibet and Yunnan are "inalienable parts of China".
On top of that the Kuwaiti Dinar is the only currency in the world (that i know off) that its main unit is divided into thousands and not hundreds which complicates this even further since for most people this makes it even look less like a "decimal" sign used in currency but a simple comma which is used to separate thousands.
Proper noun examples
Since no exchange exists for the Iraqi Dinar, dealers can charge whatever they want to sell and buy back the Dinars.
He was even working towards creating the 'African Gold Dinar' which was to be a gold backed currency which could replace the dollar in international exchange.
If I gave you 0.01 Serbian Dinar, what would you do with it?
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use dinar in a sentence?
They invaded Libya as Gaddafi was working on a gold backed African dinar/Lira, again for the oil trade.
What does dinar mean?
(historical) An ancient Arab gold coin of 65 grains in weight.
What part of speech is dinar?
dinar is commonly used as noun.