krona

K5R1O1N1A1
UK/ˈkɹəʊnə/

noun

The official currency of Sweden.

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Swedish kronaIcelandic krona
Less commonScrabble 9

Meanings

nounkrona (plural kronor)

plural kronor

  1. The official currency of Sweden.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe basic unit of money in Sweden

Similar
Swedish krona
Broader
Swedish monetary unit

nounthe basic unit of money in Iceland

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Icelandic krona
Broader
Icelandic monetary unit

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Swedishkrona“crown”
  2. Englishkrona

Borrowed from Swedish krona (“crown”). Doublet of corona, crown, korona, koruna, króna, and krone.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 克朗
  • 克朗 (kèlǎng)currency
Danish krone
  • kronecurrency
Finnish kruunu
  • kruunucurrency
French couronne
  • couronnecurrency
German Krone
  • Kronecurrency
Icelandic króna
  • krónacurrency
Norwegian krone
  • kronecurrency
Persian کرون
  • کرون (krun)currency
Russian кро́на
  • кро́на (króna)currency
Slovak krona
  • kronacurrency
Swedish krona
  • kronacurrency

Rhymes & wordplay

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Cite this entry
APA

krona. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/krona

MLA

“krona.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/krona. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “krona,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/krona.

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