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kurus

1

[ koo-roosh ]

noun

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


Kurus

2

[ koor-ooz ]

noun

(used with a plural verb)

ܰş

/ ʊˈːʃ /

noun

  1. a Turkish monetary unit worth one hundredth of a lira Alsopiastre
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of kurus1

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

Origin of kurus1

from Turkish
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Example Sentences

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

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

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Below this we can read: "This Gaumata, the Magian, lied: he said, 'I am Bardiya, the son of Kurus; I am king.'"

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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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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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