kuna

noun ku·na \ ˈkü-ˌnä , -nə \

Definition of kuna

plural kuna or kune play \ˈkü-nā\

the basic monetary unit of Croatia — see Money Table

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The cost of renting two sunbeds and an umbrella for a full day is 80 kunas, about $13.

— saryn chorney, PEOPLE.com, "Croatian Dog Beach Bar (Serving Chicken Beer!) Is the Cutest Hot Spot on the Adriatic," 22 Aug. 2017
Considering that most of your friends went on a family trip to Rome in seventh grade, why not spend your last days before college in a place outside the tourist-industrial complex—and one that offers a lot more bang for your kuna?

— serena bancroft, Town & Country, "Why Dubrovnik, Croatia Should Be Your Next Summer Getaway," 21 July 2017
July 8 Kuna Artist and Crafter Show: 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday, July 8, greenbelt behind Kuna City Hall, 751 W. 4th St. Arts and crafts, food vendors, entertainment.

— michelle jenkins, idahostatesman, "Launch into summer with music, fireworks," 23 June 2017
Kras’s exposure to Agrokor is about 28 million kuna ($4.1 million), legal representative Marica Vidakovic said by phone.

— luca casiraghi, Bloomberg.com, "Billions Are Sinking Into a Balkan Black Hole," 10 May 2017
This dish, which in Milan would easily cost 40 euros (and in New York or London don’t even think about it), is priced here at a reasonable 155 Croatian kuna, or 20 euros ($22).

— joji sakurai, New York Times, "Truffles in Paradise. (And It’s Not Italy.)," 16 Nov. 2016

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Origin and Etymology of kuna

Serbian & Croatian (nominative plural kune, genitive plural kunā), literally, marten (the skin of which was used as currency in medieval Slavic cultures)

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