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Definition of: piaster
(pē·as′tər) noun
1. A Turkish and Egyptian coin and monetary unit.
2. The Spanish peso or dollar. Also pi·as′tre. [<F piastre <Ital. piastra, lit., a plate of metal, short for piastra d'argento a plate of silver, ult. <L emplastrum PLASTER]
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