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Litra vs Lira - What's the difference?

litra | lira |

As nouns the difference between litra and lira

is that litra is a silver coin in ancient Sicily equivalent to 1/5 of a drachm while lira is the basic unit of currency in Turkey.

litra

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A silver coin in ancient Sicily equivalent to 1/5 of a drachm.

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    lira

    English

    (wikipedia lira)

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) lira.

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • The basic unit of currency in Turkey.
  • The currency of Lebanon (also pound), Syria (also pound), Jordan (also dinar), former currency of Italy, Malta, San Marino and the Vatican City, superseded by the euro.
  • The former currency of Israel, superseded by the sheqel.

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    Etymology 2

    Noun

  • A Ukrainian folk musical instrument similar to the hurdy-gurdy.

    • Etymology 3

    (lirae)
  • Any of a set of fine ridges on the shells of some molluscs

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