Bora Definition

bôrə
noun
A fierce, cold northerly wind of lowland and coastal regions, esp. along the Adriatic Sea.
Webster's New World
A initiation ceremony for males among the Aborigines of New South Wales.
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Other Word Forms of Bora

Noun

Singular:
bora
Plural:
borås

Origin of Bora

  • Perhaps from a dialectal form of Italian borea (“north wind”), from Latin Boreās.

    From Wiktionary

  • Italian dialectal from Latin Boreās Boreas Boreas

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Gamilaraay būru.

    From Wiktionary

Bora Sentence Examples

  • The family gathered in this three-storeyed building, with its back windows looking over the Elbe and its front door opening on a great garden, was latterly Luther and his wife, their three sons and two daughters, Magdelena von Bora, Catherine's aunt, two orphan nieces and a grandniece.

  • The Bora wears the anga, otherwise he resembles the Meman.

  • It is called pachedi, potra or malaya by Meman, Bora and Khoja women.

  • One of the former, the Stadt Kirche, contains paintings by Lucas Cranach and the tomb of Catherine von Bora, the wife of Luther.

  • The Marwaris hold practically all the trade of Central India, with the exception of the Bora class of Mahommedans.

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Words Starting With

BBOBOR

Words Ending With

ARAORA

Unscrambles

bora

Words Starting With B and Ending With A

Starts With B & Ends With AStarts With BO & Ends With AStarts With B & Ends With RA

Word Length

4 Letter Words4 Letter Words Starting With B4 Letter Words Ending With A