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Definition of Piastre
1. Noun. A fractional monetary unit in Egypt and Lebanon and Sudan and Syria.
Exact synonyms: Piaster
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, Piaster
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 Piastre
1. n. See Piaster.
Definition of Piastre
1. Noun. (context: now historical) A Spanish or Spanish-American coin and unit of currency, originally worth eight real. ¹
2. Noun. A form of currency originally used in the Ottoman Empire, and now used in the Middle Eastern countries of Egypt, Lebanon, Sudan and Syria. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Piastre
1. piaster [n -S] - See also: piaster
Lexicographical Neighbors of Piastre
| piarachnoid piarist piarists pias piasaba piasabas piasava piasavas piaster piasters | piastre (current term) piastres piation piazza piazzalike piazzas piazze piazzian pibal pibals | pibble pibbles pibcorn pibcorns piberaline |
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