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Word entry · 4 letters

lira

Best crossword clue

"Currency of Turkey"

4 letters · collected on this word page

4 lettersPronunciation /ˈlɪəɹə/Part of speech nounSorted ailrStarts with LEnds with A2 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. formerly the basic unit of money in Italy; equal to 100 centesimi

Word origin

From Italian lira, from Latin lībra (partly via Turkish lira, Arabic لِيرَة (līra), Maltese lira, Greek λίρα (líra), and Hebrew לִירָה (“lirá”), all of which are originally from the Italian). Doublet of arratel, libbra, Libra, libra, litra, litre, livre, and rottol.

Used in a sentence

  • The first evidence of the Byzantine lira is in a Persian literary source of the ninth century.

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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues

01Currency of Turkey4 letters
02Old Italian money4 letters

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