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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD LEMPIRA

American Spanish, after Lempira, Indian chief who opposed the Spanish.
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PRONUNCIATION OF LEMPIRA

lempira  [lɛmˈpɪərə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LEMPIRA

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Lempira is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES LEMPIRA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of lempira in the English dictionary

The definition of lempira in the dictionary is the standard monetary unit of Honduras, divided into 100 centavos.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH LEMPIRA


admirer
ədˈmaɪərə
appearer
əˈpɪərə
Beira
ˈbaɪərə
chimera
kaɪˈmɪərə
clearer
ˈklɪərə
enquirer
ɪnˈkwaɪərə
era
ˈɪərə
Essaouira
ˌɛsəˈwɪərə
Hera
ˈhɪərə
inquirer
ɪnˈkwaɪərə
inspirer
ɪnˈspaɪərə
lira
ˈlɪərə
Lyra
ˈlaɪərə
Madeira
məˈdɪərə
Pera
ˈpɪərə
retirer
rɪˈtaɪərə
sera
ˈsɪərə
shearer
ˈʃɪərə
spearer
ˈspɪərə
Thera
ˈθɪərə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LEMPIRA

lemon soda
lemon sole
lemon squash
lemon squeezer
lemon tea
lemon tree
lemon verbena
lemon yellow
lemon-like
lemonade
lemongrass oil
lemonish
lemonwood
lemony
Lemper
lemur
lemur-like
lemures
lemurine
lemuroid

WORDS THAT END LIKE LEMPIRA

Altamira
capoeira
Deianira
harira
Hegira
Hejira
La Guaira
Mahavira
mangabeira
mbira
moira
Mufulira
naira
Palmira
pareira
Pereira
rangatira
Sapphira
Stagira
Terceira

Synonyms and antonyms of lempira in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «lempira» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LEMPIRA

Find out the translation of lempira to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of lempira from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «lempira» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

伦皮拉
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

lempira
570 millions of speakers

English

lempira
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Lempira
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

هندوراسي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Лемпира
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Lempira
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

লেম্পিরা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

lempira
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Lempira
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

lempira
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

レンピラ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

피라
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Lempira
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Lempira
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

லெம்பீரா
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

लंपिरा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

lempira
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Lempira
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Lempira
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

лемпіра
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Lempira
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Lempira
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Lempira
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Lempira
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

lempira
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of lempira

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LEMPIRA»

The term «lempira» is very widely used and occupies the 19.373 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LEMPIRA» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «lempira» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «lempira» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about lempira

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LEMPIRA»

Discover the use of lempira in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to lempira and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Rumbos, Alternate Edition
Jill Pellettieri, Norma Lopez-Burton, Robert Hershberger, Rafael Gomez, Susan Navey-Davis. 2-10 El gran cacique Lempira Llena los espacios en blanco con el pasado perfecto del verbo para aprender sobre el gran cacique maya, Lempira.
Jill Pellettieri, Norma Lopez-Burton, Robert Hershberger, 2007
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Central America on a Shoestring
Puerto Lempira pop 11,000 Puerto Lempira, the largest town in the Mosquitia, is situated on the inland side of the Laguna de Caratasca. Connecting with several sublagoons, the lagoon is very large but not deep; its average depth is about 3m  ...
‎2004
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Frommer's Honduras
NATIONAL hero: LEMPIRA Honduras's currency, the lempira, was named after the Lenca warrior of the same name. In the early 1530s, as the Spanish conquistadors invaded Honduras for the first time, this warrior led an uprising that is ...
Nicholas Gill, 2011
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Honduras & the Bay Islands
LEMPIRA: MAN OF THE MOUNTAIN The Spanish conquest was never kind to indigenous people, and the early 1500s saw native Hondurans enslaved and forced to perform difficult and dangerous work in colonial gold and silver mines.
Gary Chandler, Liza Prado, 2007
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Lonely Planet Central America on a shoestring
SAMI/Air Honduras ( 433-6016) flies to/from Puerto Lempira, and has an office in the turquoise building at the end of the airstrip. You can also buy tickets at an ice- cream shop (open 8am to 6pm) a block and a half from the pier. It is possible to ...
Lonely Planet, Carolyn McCarthy, Greg Benchwick, 2010
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Lempira Department: Municipalities of the Lempira ...
Despite the apparent elevation from sea level, sub tropical forests are seen and the weather is quite warm. The Colonial Church Its boundaries are: This is a very prosperous town, due to coffee in both ways of plantations and gathering.
LLC Books, 2010
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Banana Wars: Power, Production, and History in the Americas
Thebestwayto understand howand why Lempira becamethesymbolofthe national currency is by locating that congressional decision in the relationship between labor struggles in the banana plantations and their racial and ethnic resonance in  ...
Steve Striffler, Mark Moberg, 2003
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2013 Standard Catalog of World Coins - 1901-2000
Obv: National arms Rev: Chief Lempira left within circle Date Mintage F VF XF Unc BU 1931(P) 1,000,000 3.50 6.00 12.00 32.00 60.00 1932(P) 750,000 3.50 6.00 11.00 25.00 50.00 1951(P) 1,500,000 BV 3.50 6.00 11.00 — 1952 2,500,000 ...
George S. Cuhaj, Thomas Michael, 2012
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Adventure Guide to Copan & Western Honduras
However, the local populations revolted against the enforced labor and, in 1537, a major uprising of 30,000 strong was led by Lempira, a young Lenca cacique ( chief), of the central highlands. Lempira signifies "Lord or gentleman of the ...
Maria Fiallos, 2011
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Imprints on Native Lands: The Miskito-Moravian Settlement ...
The Miskito-Moravian Settlement Landscape in Honduras Benjamin F. Tillman. Puerto Lempira Puerto Lempira is located on a short peninsula in the Caratasca Lagoon, at a point where the pine savanna extends to the shore. Originally known ...
Benjamin F. Tillman, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LEMPIRA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term lempira is used in the context of the following news items.
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Doble accidente deja tres muertos y cinco heridos - Diario La Prensa
Un fatal accidente en la carretera de occidente, frente a la colonia Lempira, sector Cofradía, dejó tres personas muertas y al menos cinco ... «La Prensa de Honduras, Jul 15»
2
Diputados liberales solicitarán interpelar al Fiscal General
... notificado con tiempo sobre la posición que la bancada asumió el miércoles en Gracias, Lempira, contra la aprobación de juicios políticos. «La Prensa de Honduras, Jul 15»
3
Misión del Fondo Monetario Internacional llegan a Honduras
... puede dinamizarse, ya que las exportaciones caen, como el café, y se reactivan muchas importaciones, con lo cual se presiona al lempira. «La Prensa de Honduras, Jul 15»
4
Male models: Teaching men in Central America about gender and …
A team from CBC spent four days in the Lempira region of Honduras earlier this year conducting a series of meetings with leaders from various ... «Christian Science Monitor, Jul 15»
5
Insight - Military helps cut Honduras murder rate, but abuses spike
During the journey, the men revealed they were soldiers, and Betancourt said they told him there was a 120,000 lempira ($5,525) price on his ... «Yahoo News UK, Jul 15»
6
Patagonia Azul in Chubut becomes Biosphere reserve; holds 40 …
In Honduras, Central America, the Cacique Lempira, Señor de las Montañas biosphere reserve is located in the western part of the country and ... «MercoPress, Jun 15»
7
Scientific approach to poverty shows promise
After a charitable organization delivered thousands of chickens to 800 of the poorest households in Lempira, Honduras, disease killed off most ... «Science Now, May 15»
8
To boost public health, get past popularity
Christakis and his colleagues tracked the effectiveness of a water purification program and a multivitamin program in the Lempira region of ... «Futurity: Research News, May 15»
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Public Release: 6-May-2015 Social network experiments create a …
Christakis and his colleagues tracked the effectiveness of a water purification program and a multivitamin program in the Lempira region of ... «EurekAlert, May 15»
10
Stranded in California, Waiting for the Rain
When he'd earned enough for the couple to retire, he'd move back to his wife and kids in Lempira, Honduras. But then Clara got involved with ... «Pacific Standard, May 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Lempira [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/lempira>. May 2024 ».
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