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pi·as·ter

also pi·as·tre (pē-ăs′tər, -ä′stər)

1. A unit of currency equal to ¹/₁₀₀ of the primary unit of currency in Egypt and various other countries of the Middle East.

2. Piece of eight.

[French piastre, from Italian piastra, thin metal plate, from Latin emplastrum, medical dressing; see plaster.]

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pi•as•ter

or pi•as•tre

(piˈæs tər, -ˈɑ stər)

n.

1. a monetary unit of Egypt, Lebanon, Sudan, and Syria, equal to 1/100 of a pound.

2. the former peso or dollar of Spain and Spanish America.

[1605–15; < French piastre < Italian piastra thin sheet of metal, silver coin (short for piastra d'argento, literally, plate of silver), akin to piastro plaster]

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Noun	1.	$piaster - a fractional monetary unit in Egypt and Lebanon and Sudan and Syria$ piaster - a fractional monetary unit in Egypt and Lebanon and Sudan and Syria piastre fractional monetary unit, subunit - a monetary unit that is valued at a fraction (usually one hundredth) of the basic monetary unit Egyptian pound, pound - the basic unit of money in Egypt; equal to 100 piasters Lebanese pound, pound - the basic unit of money in Lebanon; equal to 100 piasters Sudanese pound, pound - the basic unit of money in the Sudan; equal to 100 piasters Syrian pound, pound - the basic unit of money in Syria; equal to 100 piasters
	2.	piaster - 100 kurus equal 1 lira in Turkey kurus, piastre Turkish monetary unit - monetary unit in Turkey Turkish lira, lira - the basic unit of money in Turkey asper - 20 aspers equal 1 kurus in Turkey

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