lira
noun/ˈlɪərə/
/ˈlɪrə/
(plural lire
/ˈlɪərə/
/ˈlɪreɪ/
)(abbreviation l.)
- the unit of money in Malta, Syria and Turkey, and in the past in Italy (replaced there in 2002 by the euro)Word OriginItalian, from Provençal liura, from Latin libra ‘pound’.
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