leu

[ le-oo ]

/ ˈlɛ ʊ /

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noun, plural lei

[ley]. /leɪ/.

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

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[ley]. /leɪ/.

Origin of leu

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 (see lion)

Words nearby leu

lettre de créance, lettuce, letup, let well enough alone, Letzeburgesch, leu, leuc-, leucaena, Leucas, leucemia, leucine

Other definitions for leu (2 of 2)

Leu

abbreviation Biochemistry.

leucine.

How to use leu in a sentence

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|DAILY BEAST
Iran currently has about enough LEU to be able to produce a single crude nuclear device.
How to Keep Iran in Check Without War|Gary Sick|September 23, 2009|DAILY BEAST
Some few months after this memorable Sunday the high altar of Saint-Leu was the scene of two very different weddings.
At the Sign of the Cat and Racket|Honore de Balzac
At St. Leu, where they resided most of the time, a garden was laid out, which they dug and cultivated with their own hands.
Louis Philippe|John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot) Abbott

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.
The Story of the Greeks|H. A. Guerber
She saw to it that the Prince did not get away from Saint-Leu.
She Stands Accused|Victor MacClure
There was something of a fete at Saint-Leu on the 26th, the Prince's saint's day.
She Stands Accused|Victor MacClure

British Dictionary definitions for leu

leu

/ (ˈleɪuː) /

noun plural lei (leɪ)

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

Word Origin for leu

from Romanian: lion

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