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Definition of lira noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

lira

noun

NAmE//ˈlɪrə//

(pl. lire

NAmE//ˈlɪreɪ//

) (abbreviation l.)

the unit of money in Turkey, and formerly in Italy (replaced there in 2002 by the euro)

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