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Noun: lira (lire)  leer-u
  1. Formerly the basic unit of money in Italy; equal to 100 centesimi
    - Italian lira
     
  2. The basic unit of money in Turkey
    - Turkish lira
     
  3. The former basic unit of currency in Malta (replaced by the euro in 2008), equal to 100 cents
    - Maltese lira

Derived forms: lire

Type of: Italian monetary unit, Maltese monetary unit, Turkish monetary unit

Encyclopedia: Lira, Salvaterra de Mino