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li·ra
(lîr′ə, lē′rä)n. pl. li·re (lîr′ā, lē′rĕ) or li·ras Abbr. l.
1. See Table at currency.
2. The primary unit of currency in Italy, Malta, San Marino, and the Vatican City before the adoption of the euro.
[Italian, from Old Italian, from Old Provençal liura, from Latin lībra, a unit of weight, pound.]
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lira
(ˈlɪərə; Italian ˈliːra)n, pl lire (ˈlɪərɪ; Italian ˈliːre) or liras
1. (Currencies) the former standard monetary unit of Italy, San Marino, and the Vatican City, divided into 100 centesimi; replaced by the euro in 2002
2. (Currencies) Also called: pound the standard monetary unit of Turkey, divided into 100 kuruş
3. (Currencies) the former standard monetary unit of Malta, divided into 100 cents or 1000 mils; replaced by the euro in 2008
[Italian, from Latin lībra pound]
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li•ra
(ˈlɪər ə)n., pl. li•re (ˈlɪər eɪ)
li•ras.
1. the basic currency of Italy, which has a fixed value relative to the euro.
2. the basic monetary unit of Malta and Turkey.
[1610–20; < Italian < Old Provençal lieura < Latin lībra pound]
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| Noun | 1. |  lira - the basic unit of money on Malta; equal to 100 centsMaltese monetary unit - monetary unit on Malta |
| 2. |  lira - the basic unit of money in Turkey Turkish monetary unit - monetary unit in Turkey | |
| 3. |  lira - formerly the basic unit of money in Italy; equal to 100 centesimicentesimo - a fractional monetary unit of several countries: Panama and Italy and Uruguay and Chile Italian monetary unit - monetary unit in Italy |
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لَيْرَهليره: وحدة نقدية تركيّه
lira
lire
líra
líra
lira
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líra
liraliretTürk lirası
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lira
n → Lira f; 500 lira(s) → 500 Lire
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lira
(ˈliərə) – plural lire (ˈliərei) – noun1. the standard unit of money in Italy before euro.
2. the standard unit of money in Turkey.
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