noun🔗ShareThe former currency of Israel, superseded by the sheqel.""My grandmother still remembers when groceries in Israel cost just a few lira, before the sheqel was introduced." "nationhistoryeconomyfinanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareThe basic unit of currency in Turkey."The souvenirs in the Istanbul market cost several lira. "economyfinanceworldnationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareThe currency of Lebanon (also pound), Syria (also pound), Jordan (also dinar)"While visiting Lebanon, I exchanged my dollars for lira to buy souvenirs. "economyfinanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareThe former currency of Italy, Malta, San Marino, Cyprus and the Vatican City, superseded by the euro"Before Italy adopted the euro, tourists had to exchange their dollars for lira to buy souvenirs. "valueeconomyfinancehistoryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA Ukrainian folk musical instrument similar to the hurdy-gurdy."The traveling musician played a lively tune on his lira, drawing a crowd in the village square. "musicculturetraditionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAny of a set of fine ridges on the shells of some molluscs"Under a magnifying glass, the seashell revealed delicate lira spiraling around its surface. "animalbiologynatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
