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la·ri

(lä′rē)

n. pl. lari

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[Georgian, from Persian lārī, hairpin-shaped silver coin widely used along the Persian Gulf and Arabian Sea, especially in the 16th and 17th centuries, from Lār, city in southern Iran where such coins were minted.]

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lari

(lɑːrɪ) or

laari

1. (Currencies) the standard monetary unit of Georgia, divided into 100 tetri

2. (Currencies) an Asian fish-hook formerly used as a currency

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la•ri

(ˈlɑr i)

n., pl. -ri, -ris.

a monetary unit of the Maldives, equal to 1/100 of a rufiyaa.

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Noun	1.	lari - the basic unit of money in Georgia Georgian monetary unit - monetary unit in Georgia tetri - 100 tetri equal 1 lari in Georgia
	2.	Lari - gulls; terns; jaegers; skimmers suborder Lari animal order - the order of animals Charadriiformes, order Charadriiformes - large diverse order of aquatic birds found along seacoasts and inland waters: shorebirds and coastal diving birds; most feed on anima life family Laridae, Laridae - gull family: gulls and terns family Rynchopidae, Rynchopidae - coextensive with the genus Rynchops: skimmers family Stercorariidae, Stercorariidae - jaegers and skuas:

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