lira
Pre-euro Italian denomination
Lira is the former currency unit of Italy and Turkey, among other countries.
Italy adopted the euro in 2002, but Turkey still uses the lira (Turkish lira).
The word comes from the Latin for pound, sharing ancestry with the £ symbol.
Plural: lire (Italian) or liras.
Shared continental currency
- RomeItaly's capital city
- FlorenceTuscan capital city
- VeniceLagoon city, northeastern Italy
- MilanLombardy's capital city
Naples · Tuscany · Sicily · pasta · espresso · gelato · cappuccino · risotto
Shared continental currency
Turkey's governmental seat
- IstanbulTurkish city, formerly Constantinople
- BosphorusStrait linking two seas
- ErdoganTurkish head of state
- mosqueIslamic house of worship
bazaar · kebab · baklava · Turkish delight · raki · halva · dervish · minaret
euro
Shared continental currency
Milan · Naples · Tuscany · Sicily · pasta · espresso · gelato · cappuccino · risotto · prosciutto
euro
Shared continental currency
rupee · ruble · yen · yuan · dinar · krone · krona · pound · shekel · rand
Ankara
Turkey's governmental seat
- IstanbulTurkish city, formerly Constantinople
- BosphorusStrait linking two seas
- ErdoganTurkish head of state
mosque · bazaar · kebab · baklava · Turkish delight · raki · halva · dervish · minaret · crescent
harp
Plucked orchestral strings
- stringsThin flexible lines
- zitherFlat stringed instrument, played horizontally
- chordophoneInstrument sounding via tensioned filaments
plucked · classical · ancient · Greek · resonance · tuning · acoustic · medieval · troubadour · minstrel
coin
Stamped metal currency
- collectibleObject worth amassing
- numismaticsStudy of currency
- artifactHuman-made historical object
relic · ancient · Roman · Byzantine · minted · bronze · silver · gold · hoard · treasure
liradrachma
Former Greek monetary unit
franc · mark · peseta · pound sterling · dollar