lat
/lɑːt/ · noun
Meaning
- A staff, particularly one of an Indian kind.
- A monumental pillar, particularly the Buddhist columns erected in East India.
- (usually in the plural) A latrine: a rudimentary or military facility for urination and defecation.
- The gold-backed monetary unit of Latvia from August 1922 until April 1941, when it was replaced by the Soviet ruble; it was typically pegged at about 25 to the British pound.
- The floating fiat monetary unit of Latvia from 1992 until January 2014, when it was replaced by the euro.
- A coin or bill of either currency.
- (usually in the plural) A latissimus dorsi muscle.
- Latitude
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