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ITALIAN LIRA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Formerly the basic unit of money in Italy; equal to 100 centesimi
Synonyms:
Italian lira; lira
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Hypernyms ("Italian lira" is a kind of...):
Italian monetary unit (monetary unit in Italy)
Meronyms (parts of "Italian lira"):
centesimo (a fractional monetary unit of several countries: Panama and Italy and Uruguay and Chile)