leu

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In July 2005 the leu was replaced by the new leu at 10,000 old lei = 1 new leu.

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  1. noun See Table at currency.

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  • News of the bailout package strengthened local currency the leu, which hit a seven-week high against the euro on March 30 after appreciating by about one per cent, bucking regional trends. —  SofiaEcho RSS feed
  • In July 2005 the leu was replaced by the new leu at 10,000 old lei = 1 new leu. —  WHAT REALLY HAPPENED
  • The leu, which has lost 18 percent since last summer but has been stable in recent weeks, edged up but still trailed gains of as much as 1.9 percent in the forint, the Czech crown and Polish zloty following the Hungarian central bank statement. —  Breaking News - The Post Chronicle
  • The same may hold true in Romania, especially as the leu hasn't fallen as much against the euro as other regional currencies. —  WSJ.com: What's News US
  • He no sooner heard that Cassander had murdered Alexander's family, than he marched westward, intending to avenge the crime On his way, Antigonus passed through Syria, the land governed by Se-leu´cus, and asked that ruler how he had spent the money of the kingdom. —  The Story of the Greeks
 

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  1. Romanian, from Latin leō, lion (from the image of a lion on a coin used in the late Ottoman Empire); see lion.

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  1. Rumanian.
 

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