the basic unit of money on Malta; equal to 100 cents
"After visiting the historic Valletta, we bought a fresh pastry and paid for it in Maltese lira."
the basic unit of money in Turkey
"After visiting Istanbul, I had to exchange my dollars for Turkish lira before buying souvenirs at the bazaar."
formerly the basic unit of money in Italy; equal to 100 centesimi
"The antique shopkeeper insisted on quoting prices in old lire, noting that each lira was once worth exactly 100 centesimi."
The basic unit of currency in Turkey.
"The collector carefully examined each specimen to count the distinct liras running along the spiral of the conch shell."
The former currency of Israel, superseded by the sheqel.
A Ukrainian folk musical instrument similar to the hurdy-gurdy.
Any of a set of fine ridges on the shells of some molluscs