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Definition of Piaster
1. Noun. A fractional monetary unit in Egypt and Lebanon and Sudan and Syria.
Exact synonyms: Piastre
Generic synonyms: Fractional Monetary Unit, Subunit
Group relationships: Egyptian Pound, Pound, Lebanese Pound, Pound, Pound, Sudanese Pound, Pound, Syrian Pound
Generic synonyms: Fractional Monetary Unit, Subunit
Group relationships: Egyptian Pound, Pound, Lebanese Pound, Pound, Pound, Sudanese Pound, Pound, Syrian Pound
2. Noun. 100 kurus equal 1 lira in Turkey.
Exact synonyms: Kurus, Piastre
Generic synonyms: Turkish Monetary Unit
Group relationships: Lira, Turkish Lira
Terms within: Asper
Generic synonyms: Turkish Monetary Unit
Group relationships: Lira, Turkish Lira
Terms within: Asper
Definition of Piaster
1. n. A silver coin of Spain and various other countries. See Peso. The Spanish piaster (commonly called peso, or peso duro) is of about the value of the American dollar. The Italian piaster, or scudo, was worth from 80 to 100 cents. The Turkish and Egyptian piasters are now worth about four and a half cents.
Definition of Piaster
1. a monetary unit of several Arab countries [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Piaster
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