Koh-i-Noor

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Classical Persian کوهِ نُور (kōh-i nūr, literally mountain of light).

Proper noun

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the Koh-i-Noor

  1. One of the largest cut diamonds in the world, originating from India and weighing 105.6 carats (21.12 g). It changed hands between various factions in south and west Asia until being ceded to Queen Victoria after the British annexation of the Punjab in 1849.

Noun

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Koh-i-Noor (plural Koh-i-Noors)

  1. (by extension) Any very large and valuable diamond.

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