TOP

Definition of lira noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

lira

noun
 
/ˈlɪərə/
 
/ˈlɪrə/
(plural lire
 
/ˈlɪərə/
 
/ˈlɪreɪ/
)
(abbreviation l.)
jump to other results
  1. 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’.
See lira in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
Check pronunciation: lira

Nearby words

fasting
noun
 
 
From the Topic
Cooking and eating
C2
Oxford Learner's Dictionaries Word of the Day