li·ra (lîr  , l rä)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. [Italian, from Old Italian, from Old Provençal liura, from Latin l  bra, a unit of weight, pound.] |
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]
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| 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 |
Translations
lira
n → Lira f; 500 lira(s) → 500 Lire
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）
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