litas

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Money used in Lithuania before it adopted the euro in 2015

noun
/ˈliːtəs/

: litas

She exchanged her euros for litas when she traveled to Lithuania.

Examples

Before Lithuania adopted the euro, they used the litas as their official currency.
I love my Litas?

Blog text (10)
The value of the litas fluctuated significantly before it was replaced by the euro.

Surface Forms

litas singular

litai plural

Etymology

Litas comes from the country's name Lietuva, the Lithuanian word for 'Lithuania'. So litas simply meant the 'money of Lithuania' and was the country's basic unit before the euro.