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leu

/ˈleɪ.uː/

leu noun: the unit of currency of Romania, equal to one hundred bani.

Noun (1)

leu (plural lei)

  1. The unit of currency of Romania, equal to one hundred bani.
  2. The unit of currency of Moldova, equal to one hundred bani.
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Noun (2) capitalized: LEU

LEU (countable and uncountable, plural LEUs)

  1. (abbreviation, initialism, nuclear) Initialism of low-enriched uranium.
  2. (abbreviation, initialism, train control) Initialism of lineside electronics unit.

Forms of leu

plurallei
pluralLEUs

Plural of leu: lei

Origin of leu

Borrowed from Romanian leu (“lion”), from Latin leō (“lion”). Doublet of Leo, lev, lion, and Lyon.

Words formed from leu

Questions about leu

What does leu mean?
Leu means the unit of currency of Romania, equal to one hundred bani.
What part of speech is leu?
Leu is a noun.
How do you pronounce leu?
Leu is pronounced /ˈleɪ.uː/.
What is the plural of leu?
The plural of leu is lei.

Words near leu in the dictionary

  1. lettucy
  2. letty
  3. letup
  4. letups
  5. Letzeburgesh
  6. leu
  7. leuc-
  8. leucadendron
  9. leucadendrons
  10. leucadenone
  11. leucadenones

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