kurus

¹ American  

[koo-roosh] / kʊˈruʃ /

noun

plural

kurus

1. a monetary unit of Turkey, one 100th of a lira; piaster.

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Kurus ² American  

[koor-ooz] / ˈkʊər uz /

noun

(used with a plural verb)

1. Kauravas.

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kuruş British  

/ kʊˈruːʃ /

noun

1. Also: piastre.  a Turkish monetary unit worth one hundredth of a lira

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Etymology

Origin of kurus

First recorded in 1880–85, from Turkish kuruş, from Greek grósi, from French gros; akin to German groschen and Hungarian garas, from Italian (denaro) grosso, a silver coin worth twelve denari

Example Sentences

He says firefighter Jeff Kurus put on a sterile glove, reached in and grabbed the iguana.

From Seattle Times

Another school, however, placed the Pāṇḍavas and the Kurus 653 years later, in 2449 B.C.

From Project Gutenberg

The Babylonian tablets after the capture of the city and the fall of the kingdom, date from the years of the reign of Cyrus over Babylonia, the years "of Kurus, king of Babylon, king of the lands."

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Over the head, as on the posts, we find written in cuneiform letters: "Adam Kurus Khsayathiya Hakhamanisiya" i. e.

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Kambujiya, the son of Kurus," he tells us, "was of our race, was previously king here.

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