Evora

American  

[ev-er-uh, e-voo-ruh] / ˈɛv ər ə, ˈɛ vʊ rə /

noun

1. a city in central Portugal: Roman ruins; cathedral.

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Évora British  

/ ˈɛvura /

noun

1. Ancient name: Ebora.  a city in S central Portugal: ancient Roman settlement; occupied by the Moors from 712 to 1166; residence of the Portuguese court in 15th and 16th centuries. Pop: 56 525 (2001)

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Example Sentences

A horse eats grass next to an old irrigation canal near Evora, Portugal, August 9, 2018.

From Reuters • Feb. 23, 2022

He stood out because of his singular eye for the breadth of Cuban humor, and that’s what the editors at Mad noticed, added Evora.

From Washington Times • Feb. 7, 2021

But even those trees seemed modern when we visited the Almendres Cromlech, a megalithic enclosure of 95 man-sized stones, just outside of Evora.

From The Wall Street Journal • Aug. 10, 2018

Evora and Ladwig will be going back to worlds after finishing second again.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 30, 2011

So I’m walking down the hall and who’s coming down the hall with two of her girlfriends but none other than Celia Evora, Her Loveliness.

From "145th Street: Short Stories" by Walter Dean Myers