leu

[le-oo]

noun, plural lei

[ley] /leɪ/.

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

Also ley.

Origin of leu

1875–80; < Romanian: literally, lion, a designation based on Turkish arslanlι (arslan lion + -lι adj. suffix), name given to the Dutch rijksdaalder, which circulated in the later Ottoman Empire and bore the image of a lion

Leu

Biochemistry.

leucine.

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Examples from the Web for leu

Contemporary Examples

First, it reduced the Iranian LEU stock below the level required to produce a nuclear device.
Real Progress With Iran
Gary Sick
October 2, 2009

Historical Examples

The Rumanian franc, or leu (“lion”), so called from the image it bore, came likewise from Craiova.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 6
Various
The use of tsew in the place of tseu (10,826) is confirmed by the authorities in Kang he; but does Leu song really mean Spain?
History of the Pirates Who Infested the China Sea From 1807 to 1810
Various
Han Seang-tsze (about the same period as the last) was a pupil of Leu Tung-pin.
Chats on Oriental China
J. F. Blacker
He talked with Leu, feeling more calm now, and had her tell him all she had seen, all she had heard of this terrible event.
The Patriot
Antonio Fogazzaro
The currency unit of the country is the leu (plural, lei), divided into 100 bani.
Area Handbook for Romania
Eugene K. Keefe, Donald W. Bernier, Lyle E. Brenneman, William Giloane, James M. Moore, and Neda A. Walpole

British Dictionary definitions for leu

leu

noun plural lei (leɪ)

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

Word Origin

from Romanian: lion

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Word Origin and History for leu

n.

monetary unit of Romania, introduced 1867, literally "lion." Monetary names in the Balkans often translate as "lion" because Dutch gold coins stamped with lions circulated widely in the region in the 17c. and the word for "lion" came to be a word for "money" in some languages in the region.

leu in Medicine

Leu

abbr.

leucine

leu

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Examples from the Web for leu

Contemporary Examples

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

Historical Examples

The Rumanian franc, or leu (“lion”), so called from the image it bore, came likewise from Craiova.

The use of tsew in the place of tseu (10,826) is confirmed by the authorities in Kang he; but does Leu song really mean Spain?

Han Seang-tsze (about the same period as the last) was a pupil of Leu Tung-pin.

He talked with Leu, feeling more calm now, and had her tell him all she had seen, all she had heard of this terrible event.

The currency unit of the country is the leu (plural, lei), divided into 100 bani.

leu

Word Origin

Word Origin and History for leu

n.

Leu

Origin of leu