lira
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lira¹
- /ˈlɪəɹə/
Rhymes with -ɪəɹə
Where it comes from
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.
noun lire · lira · liras
- The basic unit of currency in Turkey.
- The currency of Lebanon (also pound), Syria (also pound), Jordan (also dinar)
- The former currency of Italy, Malta, San Marino, Cyprus and the Vatican City, superseded by the euro
noun lirot · liroth · liras
- The former currency of Israel, superseded by the sheqel.
lira²
- /ˈlɪəɹə/
Rhymes with -ɪəɹə
Where it comes from
From Ukrainian ліра (lira), ultimately related to the Byzantine lyra (Ancient Greek λύρα (lúra)). Doublet of Lyra, lyra, and lyre.
noun
- A Ukrainian folk musical instrument similar to the hurdy-gurdy.
lira³
- /ˈlaɪɹə/
Sounds like lyra, Lyra · Rhymes with -aɪɹə
Where it comes from
From Latin līra (“furrow”).
noun lirae
- Any of a set of fine ridges on the shells of some molluscs
lira⁴
noun
- Alternative form of lyra The first evidence of the Byzantine lira is in a Persian literary source of the ninth century.
Lira⁵
proper noun
- A surname from Spanish. Gonzalo Lira, a 55-year-old Chilean American who was imprisoned in Ukraine after allegedly spreading Russian propaganda then violating his bail conditions, has died in a Ukrainian jail. […] Lira baselessly branded Ukraine's leader a "cokehead," and described the Russian operation as "one of the most
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: italian lira, maltese lira, turkish lira, livre, pound, maltese, turkish, malta, cree, currency, books, book, reading, read, scream, cry
Translations
Talk about this word "lira." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/lira. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. lira. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/lira "lira." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/lira.Cite this
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