lira

li·ra  (lîr, lrä)

n. pl. li·re (lîr, lr) 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.

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[Italian, from Old Italian, from Old Provençal liura, from Latin lbra, a unit of weight, pound.]

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lira [ˈlɪərə (Italian) ˈliːra]

n pl lire [ˈlɪərɪ (Italian) ˈliːre], liras

1. (Economics, Accounting & Finance / 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. (Economics, Accounting & Finance / Currencies) Also called pound the standard monetary unit of Turkey, divided into 100 kuruş

3. (Economics, Accounting & Finance / Currencies) the standard monetary unit of Malta, divided into 100 cents or 1000 mils

[Italian, from Latin lībra pound]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	lira - the basic unit of money on Malta; equal to 100 cents Maltese lira Maltese monetary unit - monetary unit on Malta
	2.	lira - the basic unit of money in Turkey     Turkish lira Turkish monetary unit - monetary unit in Turkey kurus, piaster, piastre - 100 kurus equal 1 lira in Turkey
	3.	lira - formerly the basic unit of money in Italy; equal to 100 centesimi Italian lira centesimo - a fractional monetary unit of several countries: Panama and Italy and Uruguay and Chile Italian monetary unit - monetary unit in Italy

Translations

lira [ˈlɪərə] N (lire (pl)) [ˈlɪərɪ] → lira f

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lira

n → Lira f; 500 lira(s) → 500 Lire

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lira [ˈlɪərə] n → lira

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lira [ˈlɪərə] n → lira

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lira

n lira [ˈliərə]

1 the standard unit of money in Italy before euro. lire لَيْرَه лира lira lire die Lire λιρέτα lira liir لیره liira lire לִירָה लीरा lira líra lira líra lira リラ 리라(이탈리아의 화폐 단위) lira lira lira lire lire lir lira liră лира líra lira lira lira เงินสกุลอิตาลี liret 里拉（意大利舊貨幣） ліра اٹلی کا معیاری سکہ đồng lia, đơn vị tiền tệ của Ý 里拉（意大利旧货币）

2 the standard unit of money in Turkey. ليره: وحدة نقدية تركيّه die Lire lira liir liira lire líra lira lista リラ (옛날의) 터키의 화폐 단위 lira lira лира poručík lira 里拉（土耳其貨幣） 里拉（土耳其货币）