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noun
- an Indian diamond weighing 106 carats; now part of the British crown jewels.
noun
- a very large oval Indian diamond, part of the British crown jewels since 1849, weighing 108.8 carats
famous diamond, one of the British crown jewels after the annexation of Punjab in 1849, from Persian koh-i-nur, literally “mountain of light,” from Persian koh “mountain” + Arabic nur “light.”