ALL meanings of lira
li·ra
L l - noun lira pre-Euro currency of Italy 1
- noun plural lira a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit. 1
- noun plural lira a monetary unit of Malta, San Marino, and the Vatican City until the euro was adopted. 1
- noun plural lira a silver, bronze, or chrome steel coin and monetary unit of Turkey, equal to 100 kurus; equal to 100 piasters before 1933; Turkish pound. Abbreviation: TL. 1
- noun lira The basic monetary unit of Italy (until replaced by the euro in 2002), notionally equal to 100 centesimos. 1
- countable noun lira The lira was the unit of money that was used in Italy. Turkey and Syria also have a unit of money called a lira. In 2002 it was replaced by the euro in Italy. 0
- countable noun lira The lira was also used to refer to the Italian currency system, and it also sometimes refers to the currency system of other countries which use the lira. 0
- noun lira the former standard monetary unit of Italy, San Marino, and the Vatican City, divided into 100 centesimi; replaced by the euro in 2002 0
- noun lira the standard monetary unit of Turkey, divided into 100 kuruş 0
- noun lira the former standard monetary unit of Malta, divided into 100 cents or 1000 mils; replaced by the euro in 2008 0
- noun lira the former basic monetary unit of Italy, San Marino, and Vatican City, superseded in 2002 by the euro 0
- noun lira the former basic monetary unit of Malta, superseded in 2008 by the euro 0
- noun lira the basic monetary unit of Turkey 0