Borås
[boo-raws]
- a city in S Sweden, near Göteborg.
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bora
1[bawr-uh, bohr-uh]
- (on the Adriatic coasts) a violent, dry, cold wind blowing from the north or northeast.
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Origin of bora
1bora
2[bawr-uh, bohr-uh]
- an initiation rite of the Aborigines in which boys are accepted into the tribe as men.
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Origin of bora
2First recorded in 1865–70, bora is from the Kamilaroi word būru initiation rite, initiation belt
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The craven duke would be begging for his life, and we want no more Boras in Czernova.
The Shadow of the CzarJohn R. Carling
So with the Boras, the Andokes, or other agglomerations inhabiting the neighbouring regions.
The Putumayo, The Devil's ParadiseWalter Hardenburg
The Boras are physically a much finer race than the Huitotos, and, generally speaking, are of a lighter hue.
The Putumayo, The Devil's ParadiseWalter Hardenburg
This was a Boras cacique, or capitn—often referred to in the depositions of those I examined—named Katenere.
The Putumayo, The Devil's ParadiseWalter Hardenburg
A considerable number of Boras, a class of commercial Mahommedans, reside here.
bora
1- (sometimes capital) a violent cold north wind blowing from the mountains to the E coast of the Adriatic, usually in winter
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Word Origin for bora
C19: from Italian (Venetian dialect), from Latin borēas the north wind
bora
2- an initiation ceremony of native Australians, introducing youths to manhood
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Word Origin for bora
from a native Australian language
Borås
- a city in SW Sweden, chiefly producing textiles. Pop: 98 831 (2004 est)
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