Sora

name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A rail (Porzana carolina) bird of North, Central, and northern South America.
  2. 2
    A Munda ethnic group from eastern India. plural, plural-only
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative form of Soram (“surname of Meitei origin”). alt-of, alternative
  2. 2
    An Austroasiatic language spoken in eastern India.
  3. 3
    Acronym of Sex Offenders Registration Act. abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
  4. 4
    A male given name.
  5. 5
    A female given name. rare

Example

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"The festival honors San Domenico di Sora for miraculously removing snakes from farmers' fields in the 11th Century."

Etymology

Early 19th-century sources observe that this term was in use in Virginia; presumably it is from an Indigenous American language of that area.

Related phrases

porzana carolina

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