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kroon

/kruːn/

Meanings
noun
The former currency of Estonia, divided into 100 senti

Examples :

"Before Estonia adopted the Euro, a loaf of bread might have cost five kroon. "
economy finance world nation history

Related Words

Illustration currency

currency noun

/ˈkʌɹ.ən.si/ /ˈkɝ.ən.si/

Money or other items used to facilitate transactions.

"Wampum was used as a currency by Amerindians."

Illustration adopted

adopted verb

/əˈdɒptɪd/ /əˈdɑptɪd/

To take by choice into relationship (a child, heir, friend, citizen, etc.)

"The Smiths adopted a baby girl from China. "

Illustration cost

cost verb

/ˈkɑst/ /ˈkɒst/ /ˈkɔst/

To incur a charge of; to require payment of a (specified) price.

"It will cost you a lot of money to take a trip around the world."

Illustration have

have noun

/hæv/ /həv/

A wealthy or privileged person.

"The wealthy have in our town often send their children to private schools. "

Illustration bread

bread noun

/bɹeːd/ /bɹɛd/

A foodstuff made by baking dough made from cereals.

"My grandmother makes delicious bread every Sunday for breakfast. "

Illustration into

into preposition

/ˈɪn.tuː/ /ˈɪn.tu/

To or towards the inside of.

"Mary danced into the house."

Illustration divided

divided verb

/dɪˈvaɪdɪd/ /dəˈvaɪdɪd/

To split or separate (something) into two or more parts.

"a wall divides two houses; a stream divides the towns"

Illustration euro

euro noun

/ˈjʊəɹəʊ/ /ˈjɝoʊ/

Person living or originating from Europe

""My neighbor, a Euro from Spain, makes delicious paella for our block parties." "

Illustration former

former adjective

/ˈfɔːmə/ /ˈfɔɹmɚ/

Previous.

"A former president;  the former East Germany"

Illustration before

before adverb

/bɪˈfɔː/ /biˈfɔɹ/

At an earlier time.

"Before dinner, I finished my homework. "

Illustration might

might noun

/maɪt/

Power, strength, force or influence held by a person or group.

"The teacher's might in the classroom was respected by all the students. "

Illustration loaf

loaf noun

/ləʊf/ /loʊf/

(also loaf of bread) A block of bread after baking.

"My dad brought home a large loaf of bread from the bakery. "