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noun
A coin and unit of currency, originally a Spanish or Spanish-American one worth eight real, later also used (with various values) in the Ottoman Empire and in Cyprus, in the French-speaking parts of Canada, and in French Indochina.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
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noun
A form of currency currently used as a subunit in the Middle Eastern and East African countries of Egypt, Jordan (partly including Palestine), Lebanon, South Sudan, Sudan, and Syria.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A dollar.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Louisiana
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noun
100 kurus equal 1 lira in Turkey
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: kurus, piaster
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: Turkish monetary unit
noun
a fractional monetary unit in Egypt and Lebanon and Sudan and Syria
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: piaster
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: fractional monetary unit, subunit
History
From French piastre, from Italian piastra (“plate of wood or metal; coin”), probably from Latin emplastra.
Across languages
14 source translations are retained for this English entry.
