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lira

1. the former standard monetary unit of Italy, San Marino, and the Vatican City, divided into 100 centesimi; replaced by the euro in 2002
2. the standard monetary unit of Turkey, divided into 100 kuruş
3. the standard monetary unit of Malta, divided into 100 cents or 1000 mils
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