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kroon

Pronunciation: /kroːn/

“kroon” is a Dutch word. Its 8 meanings in English:

noun

  1. regal headgear
  2. royal power
  3. part of a tooth not covered by gum
  4. tooth prosthesis
  5. top of a growth
  6. any of various currencies, including the Danish krone, Estonian kroon, Swedish krona
  7. calyx (group of sepals)
  8. chandelier with more than two arms

Etymology

From Middle Dutch crône, from Old Dutch corōna, from Proto-West Germanic *korōnā, from Latin corōna. Doublet of kruin and corona.

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