lira
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
lira /ˈlɪərə/
▶noun (pl. lire /ˈlɪərə, ˈlɪəreɪ, ˈlɪəri/)
- 1 (until the introduction of the euro in 2002) the basic monetary unit of Italy, notionally equal to 100 centesimos.
- 2 the basic monetary unit of Turkey, equal to 100 kurus.
– origin Ital., from Provençal liura, from L. libra ‘pound’.
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