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лира — meaning in English

lira

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English meaning

  • lira noun Turkey's basic unit of currency.
  • lyre noun A small stringed instrument from ancient Greece, with two arms rising from a body to a crossbar, plucked like a harp.
  • pound noun The main unit of currency in the United Kingdom, and a unit of weight equal to 16 ounces (about 454 grams).
  • sterling adjective Relating to the official currency of the United Kingdom, the pound sterling.

Senses

лира is used for these senses in English:

  • lira The former currency of Israel, superseded by the sheqel.
  • lyre (string instrument) An ancient stringed musical instrument (a yoke lute chordophone) of Greek origin, consisting of two arms extending from a body to a crossbar (a yoke), and strings, parallel to the soundboard, connecting the body to the yoke.
  • sterling The currency of the United Kingdom, based on the pound sterling.

lira — full definition

  1. noun Turkey's basic unit of currency.
  2. noun The former currency of Italy, before the country adopted the euro.

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