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• turkey — /terr kee/, n., pl. turkeys, (esp. collectively) turkey. 1. a large, gallinaceous bird of the family Meleagrididae, esp. Meleagris gallopavo, of America, that typically has green, reddish brown, and yellowish brown plumage of a metallic luster… …   Universalium

• Turkey — /terr kee/, n. a republic in W Asia and SE Europe. 63,528,225; 296,184 sq. mi. (767,120 sq. km). (286,928 sq. mi. (743,145 sq. km) in Asia; 9257 sq. mi. (23,975 sq. km) in Europe). Cap.: Ankara. Cf. Ottoman Empire. * * * Turkey Introduction… …   Universalium

• Lira — is the name of the monetary unit of a number of countries, as well as the former currency of Italy, Malta, San Marino and the Vatican City.The term originates from the value of a Troy pound (Latin libra ) of high purity silver, and as such is a… …   Wikipedia

• Lira (disambiguation) — Lira may mean:* Lira, the currency of various countries, such as Italy (obsolete) and Turkey (replaced with New Turkish Lira as of January 1 2005) * Lira District in Uganda or its commercial centre; Lira a town in Uganda. * Lira (ISS), a… …   Wikipedia

• lira — [lir′ə] n. pl. lire; also, and for LIRA 2 always, liras [lir′ā] [It < L libra, a balance, pound] 1. the former basic monetary unit of Italy, San Marino, and Vatican City, superseded in 2002 by the EURO 2. the basic monetary unit of: a) Turkey …   English World dictionary

• lira — the chief monetary unit of Italy before the introduction of the euro in 2002 and still that of Turkey, has the plural form lire, which in English is pronounced in the same way as the singular …   Modern English usage

• lira — ► NOUN (pl. lire) 1) the basic monetary unit of Italy, notionally equal to 100 centesimos. 2) the basic monetary unit of Turkey, equal to 100 kurus. ORIGIN Italian, from Latin libra pound …   English terms dictionary

• lira — /lear euh/; It. /lee rddah/, n., pl. lire /lear ay/; It. /lee rdde/, liras. 1. a coin and monetary unit of Italy, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbr.: L., Lit. 2. a silver, bronze, or chrome steel coin and monetary unit of Turkey, equal to 100 kurus;… …   Universalium

• Lira turca — Este artículo o sección necesita referencias que aparezcan en una publicación acreditada, como revistas especializadas, monografías, prensa diaria o páginas de Internet fidedignas. Puedes añadirlas así o avisar …   Wikipedia Español

• lira — [[t]lɪ͟ərə[/t]] lire N COUNT: usu num N The lira is the unit of money that is used in Italy. Turkey and Syria also have a unit of money called a lira. It only cost me 400,000 lire... New coin operated telephones take 100, 200 and 500 lire coins.… …   English dictionary

• lira — UK [ˈlɪərə] / US [ˈlɪrə] noun [countable] Word forms lira : singular lira plural lire 1) the unit of money that is used in Turkey and Syria 2) a unit of money that was used in Italy until it was replaced by the euro in 2002 …   English dictionary