Ormuz
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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This place is one of much trade, and produces a great deal to the king of Ormuz.
From A Description of the Coasts of East Africa and Malabar in the Beginning of the Sixteenth Century by Barbosa, Duarte
Albuquerque haughtily demanded the immediate surrender of the deserters, and threatened to attack Ormuz in case of a refusal.
From Rulers of India: Albuquerque by Stephens, Henry Morse
Great Menez next the Lusian sword shall bear; Menez, the dread of Afric, high shall rear His victor lance, till deep shall Ormuz groan, And tribute doubled her revolt atone.
From The Lusiad or The Discovery of India, an Epic Poem by Camões, Luís de
There is Brahma, and Jehovah, and Ahriman, with Ormuz; there is the Buddhist doctrine of Law, there is the Christian Trinity.
From The Hearts of Men by Fielding, H. (Harold)
He has come to Ormuz and Ahriman little by little; as his power of generalising progresses, he drops the smaller gods.
From The Hearts of Men by Fielding, H. (Harold)
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