Koh-i-noor

Variant of Kohinoor

Kohinoor definition

Kohi·noor or Koh-i-noor Koh′·-i-noor′ (kō′i no̵or′)

noun

a famous large Indian diamond, now one of the British crown jewels

Etymology: Pers kōh-i-nūr, lit., mountain of light

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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