| NOUN | quantity | piaster, piastre | a fractional monetary unit in Egypt and Lebanon and Sudan and Syria |
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| quantity | piaster, kurus, piastre | 100 kurus equal 1 lira in Turkey |
| Meaning | A fractional monetary unit in Egypt and Lebanon and Sudan and Syria. | |
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| Synonym | piastre | |
| Part of | Egyptian pound, pound | The basic unit of money in Egypt |
| Lebanese pound, pound | The basic unit of money in Lebanon | |
| Sudanese pound, pound | The basic unit of money in the Sudan | |
| Syrian pound, pound | The basic unit of money in Syria | |
| Broader | fractional monetary unit, subunit | A monetary unit that is valued at a fraction (usually one hundredth) of the basic monetary unit |
| Meaning | 100 kurus equal 1 lira in Turkey. | |
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| Synonyms | kurus, piastre | |
| Part of | lira, Turkish lira | The basic unit of money in Turkey |
| Parts | asper | 20 aspers equal 1 kurus in Turkey |
| Broader | Turkish monetary unit | monetary unit in Turkey |