lira
1 of 4noun (1)
li·ra ˈlir-ə 
ˈlē-rə
plural lire ˈlē-(ˌ)rā also liras
also liras : the basic monetary unit of Italy until 2002
lira
2 of 4noun (2)
plural liras
the basic monetary unit of Turkey see Money Table
lira
3 of 4noun (3)
plural liroth or lirot ˈlē-ˌrōt
-ˌrōth
: the former Israeli pound
lira
4 of 4noun (4)
plural liri ˈlē-(ˌ)rē
: the basic monetary unit of Malta until 2008
Word History
Etymology
Noun (1)
Italian, from Latin libra, a unit of weight
Noun (2)
Turkish, from Italian
Noun (3)
Modern Hebrew, from Italian
Noun (4)
Maltese, from Italian
First Known Use
Noun (1)
1617, in the meaning defined above
Noun (2)
1871, in the meaning defined above
Noun (3)
circa 1946, in the meaning defined above
Noun (4)
circa 1985, in the meaning defined above
- free marketeer
- free marketer
- Free Methodist
- free milling
- free miner
- free nuclear stage
- free of charge
- free on board
- free oscillation
- free overboard
- free overside
- free paper
- free part
- free pass
- free path
- free perspective
- free piston
- free place
- free placer
- free play
- free port
- free radical
- free rate
- free reach
- free reed