bora
1(on the Adriatic coasts) a violent, dry, cold wind blowing from the north or northeast.
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Other definitions for bora (2 of 2)
an Australian Aboriginal initiation rite in which boys are accepted into the tribe as men.
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Osama bin Laden was far from alone at Tora bora when American military units had him within their reach.
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It was no secret that the core of al Qaeda retreated to Tora bora in the previous weeks.
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bora on April 27, 1852, this prelate was a man of great culture and a distinguished linguist, who had travelled considerably.
The Philippine Islands | John ForemanLuther's marriage with Katharine of bora was blessed with six children, who were raised severely but piously.
Life of Luther | Gustav JustAll of them, moreover, suffer from the visitations of the bora, which blows from the north sometimes for weeks on end.
The Birth of Yugoslavia, Volume 1 | Henry BaerleinLuther married Catharine de bora, an escaped nun—a remarkably handsome woman.
Under the rising moon we came in through the perilous passage of the reef of bora bora and dropped anchor off Vaitapé village.
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British Dictionary definitions for bora (1 of 2)
/ (ˈbɔːrə) /
(sometimes capital) a violent cold north wind blowing from the mountains to the E coast of the Adriatic, usually in winter
Origin of bora
1British Dictionary definitions for bora (2 of 2)
/ (ˈbɔːrə) /
an initiation ceremony of native Australians, introducing youths to manhood
Origin of bora
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