leu

¹

[ le-oo ]

noun

, plural lei [ley].

1. a coin and monetary unit of Romania, equal to 100 bani. : L.

Leu

²

abbreviation for

, Biochemistry.

1. leucine.

leu

/ ˈleɪuː /

noun

1. the standard monetary unit of Romania and Moldova, divided into 100 bani

Word History and Origins

Origin of leu¹

First recorded in 1875–80; from Romanian: literally, “lion”; based on Turkish arslanlι ( arslan “lion” + -lι adjective suffix), a name given to the Dutch rijksdaalder, which circulated in the later Ottoman Empire and bore the image of a lion ( lion ( def ) )

Word History and Origins

Origin of leu¹

from Romanian: lion

Example Sentences

First, it reduced the Iranian LEU stock below the level required to produce a nuclear device.

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Iran currently has about enough LEU to be able to produce a single crude nuclear device.

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Some few months after this memorable Sunday the high altar of Saint-Leu was the scene of two very different weddings.

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At St. Leu, where they resided most of the time, a garden was laid out, which they dug and cultivated with their own hands.

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The capital of this empire was first Se-leu´cia, near Babylon, and later An´ti-och, which became a rich and well-known city.

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She saw to it that the Prince did not get away from Saint-Leu.

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There was something of a fete at Saint-Leu on the 26th, the Prince's saint's day.

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