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lira

/liːrə/ noun · British & US
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What does lira mean?

noun

A unit of currency, especially the former currency of Turkey, or a unit of weight in the Ottoman Empire.

Example

"The lira was the official currency of Turkey until it was replaced by the Turkish lira in 2009."

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