lira
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The lira is the common name for Lebanon's national currency, officially known as the Lebanese pound.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| lira canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1241126 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: lira Context triple: [Lebanese pound, alsoKnownAs, lira]
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A.
Italian lira
The Italian lira was Italy’s pre-euro national currency, used for centuries until it was replaced by the euro in 2002.
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B.
Ottoman lira
The Ottoman lira was the principal monetary unit of the late Ottoman Empire, used from the mid-19th century until the empire’s dissolution in the early 20th century.
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C.
Turkish lira
The Turkish lira is the official currency of Turkey, used for everyday transactions, banking, and pricing throughout the country.
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D.
Venetian lira (old)
The Venetian lira (old) was the historical currency of the Republic of Venice, used for centuries in trade and finance until the fall of the republic and subsequent monetary reforms.
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E.
Napoleonic Italian lira
The Napoleonic Italian lira was the currency introduced in parts of Italy under Napoleon’s rule in the early 19th century, modeled on the French franc and later replaced by the unified Kingdom of Italy’s lira.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: lira Target entity description: The lira is the common name for Lebanon's national currency, officially known as the Lebanese pound.
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A.
Italian lira
The Italian lira was Italy’s pre-euro national currency, used for centuries until it was replaced by the euro in 2002.
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B.
Ottoman lira
The Ottoman lira was the principal monetary unit of the late Ottoman Empire, used from the mid-19th century until the empire’s dissolution in the early 20th century.
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C.
Turkish lira
The Turkish lira is the official currency of Turkey, used for everyday transactions, banking, and pricing throughout the country.
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D.
Venetian lira (old)
The Venetian lira (old) was the historical currency of the Republic of Venice, used for centuries in trade and finance until the fall of the republic and subsequent monetary reforms.
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E.
Napoleonic Italian lira
The Napoleonic Italian lira was the currency introduced in parts of Italy under Napoleon’s rule in the early 19th century, modeled on the French franc and later replaced by the unified Kingdom of Italy’s lira.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fiat currency
ⓘ
national currency ⓘ |
| category |
Currencies of Asia
ⓘ
Economy of Lebanon ⓘ |
| centralBank |
Bank of Lebanon
ⓘ
linked to:
Banque du Liban
Banque du Liban ⓘ |
| commonName |
Lebanese lira
ⓘ
linked to:
Lebanese pound
lira ⓘ |
| country | Lebanon ⓘ |
| denominationType |
banknotes
ⓘ
coins ⓘ |
| hasExperienced |
currency depreciation
ⓘ
high inflation ⓘ |
| hasPluralForm |
liras
ⓘ
pounds ⓘ |
| historicalPeg | pegged to the US dollar ⓘ |
| historicalPegRate | 1507.5 LBP per USD ⓘ |
| isDifferentFrom |
Italian lira
ⓘ
Syrian pound ⓘ Turkish lira ⓘ |
| ISO4217Code | LBP ⓘ |
| languageOfName |
Arabic
ⓘ
English ⓘ |
| legalTenderIn | Lebanon ⓘ |
| monetaryAuthority | Banque du Liban ⓘ |
| monetarySymbolPlacement |
after the amount in Arabic notation
ⓘ
before the amount in some English notation ⓘ |
| monetaryUnitOf | Lebanese economy ⓘ |
| officialNameInArabic |
الليرة اللبنانية
ⓘ
linked to:
Lebanese pound
|
| officialNameInEnglish | Lebanese pound ⓘ |
| region | Middle East ⓘ |
| script | Arabic script ⓘ |
| subunit | piastre ⓘ |
| subunitToUnit | 100 ⓘ |
| symbol |
LL
ⓘ
ل.ل ⓘ |
| usedFor | domestic transactions in Lebanon ⓘ |
| usedIn | Lebanon ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: lira Description of subject: The lira is the common name for Lebanon's national currency, officially known as the Lebanese pound.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.