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Leu (plural: lei) is the name shared by the currencies of Romania and Moldova. See Romanian leu and Moldovan leu. The Romanian leu (plural: lei; ISO 4217 code RON) is the national currency of Romania. ... The Moldovan leu (ISO 4217 code MDL) is the national currency of Moldova. ...


Leu is the abbreviation for the amino acid leucine. In chemistry, an amino acid is any molecule that contains both amino and carboxylic acid functional groups. ... Leucine is one of the 20 most common amino acids on Earth, and coded for by DNA. It is isomeric with isoleucine. ...


"Leu" is the Swiss-German word for "lion"


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Romanian leu - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (1496 words)
The subdivision of Leu, the "Ban" is derived from Ban, the title held of some medieval rulers who also minted their own coins, hence the generic meaning of "bani" in Romanian.
On 1 July 2005, the leu was revalued at the rate of 10,000 "old lei" (ROL) for one new leu (RON), thus psychologically bringing the purchasing power of the leu back in line with those of other major Western currencies.
The leu notes issued in July 2005 are similar in size with the euro notes, so that machines will need less refitting in the case Romania decides to join the euro.
Leu Sapega (1272 words)
Leu Sapega was a son of Ivan Ivanavich Sapega (died 1580), the "Starosta" (major) of Daragichyn and "Vayavoda" (general, head of the region) in Padlyassie (which is currently the region of Poland but it is still populated by belarusians).
Leu Sapega was born as an Eastern Orthodox.
Leu Sapega was a founder of many of the churches on the territory of G.D.L. In 1621, at the very heat of struggles between Eastern Orthodox Christians headed by Vitsebsk Orthodox priest Meleci Smatrycki and Greek Catholic (Unia) christians headed by archbishop Iozafat Kuncevich, Leu Sapega writes his famous letter to Iozafat Kuncevich.
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