Lira

·noun An Italian coin equivalent in value to the French franc.

lira
līra, ae, f. [perh. fr. lisa; O. H. Germ. Leisa; Germ. Geleise, a track or rut; cf. delirus], I the ...

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.
lira
An Italian coin. A silver coin of about tenpence sterling. ...

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