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Meaning of "angora" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD ANGORA

From angora, former name of Ankara, in Turkey.
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PRONUNCIATION OF ANGORA

angora  [æŋˈɡɔːrə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ANGORA

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Angora is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES ANGORA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Angora

Angora is the historic name of Ankara, the capital city of Turkey. It may also refer to...

Definition of angora in the English dictionary

The first definition of angora in the dictionary is the long soft hair of the outer coat of the Angora goat or the fur of the Angora rabbit. Other definition of angora is yarn, cloth, or clothing made from this hair. Angora is also a material made to resemble this yarn or cloth.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ANGORA


Andorra
ænˈdɔːrə
aura
ˈɔːrə
aurora
ɔːˈrɔːrə
bora
ˈbɔːrə
Explorer
ɪkˈsplɔːrə
fedora
fɪˈdɔːrə
flora
ˈflɔːrə
fora
ˈfɔːrə
gora
ˈɡɔːrə
grandiflora
ˌɡrændɪˈflɔːrə
hora
ˈhɔːrə
kora
ˈkɔːrə
laura
ˈlɔːrə
mora
ˈmɔːrə
Morar
ˈmɔːrə
ora
ˈɔːrə
pandora
pænˈdɔːrə
senhora
sɛˈnjɔːrə
signora
siːnˈjɔːrə
sora
ˈsɔːrə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ANGORA

anglophobia
anglophobiac
anglophobic
Anglophone
anglophonic
Anglosphere
Angola
Angolan
angophora
Angora cat
Angora goat
Angora rabbit
Angostura
angostura bark
Angostura bitters
angrier
angriest
angrily
angriness

WORDS THAT END LIKE ANGORA

agora
amphora
anaphora
ancora
Bora Bora
corpora
Diaspora
Juiz de Fora
mandragora
neurospora
ora et labora
pakora
Pechora
plethora
Sonora
Stara Zagora
Tambora
Theodora
Turkish Angora
Zamora

Synonyms and antonyms of angora in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «angora» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ANGORA

Find out the translation of angora to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of angora from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «angora» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

兔毛
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

angora
570 millions of speakers

English

angora
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अंगोरा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الأنجورا
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

ангора
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

angorá
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

আংকারা-দেশীয় লোম
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

angora
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Angora
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Angora
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

アンゴラ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

앙고라
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Angora
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đồ vật làm bằng lông
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அங்கோரா
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

एंजोरा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Angora
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

angora
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

angora
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

ангора
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

angora
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

angora
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

angora
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

angora
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

angora
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of angora

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ANGORA»

The term «angora» is quite widely used and occupies the 34.178 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ANGORA» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «angora» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «angora» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about angora

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ANGORA»

Discover the use of angora in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to angora and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Nutrient Requirements of Goats: Angora, Dairy, and Meat ...
Each of these popular handbooks contains comprehensive information on the nutritional needs of domestic animals and includes extensive tabular data. All are paperback and 8 1/2 x 11.
‎1981
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Angora Alibi: A Seaside Knitters Mystery
The sun is shining in Sea Harbor and a group of friends, the Seaside Knitters, are spending Thursday evenings knitting the sweetest of gifts—a baby blanket.
Sally Goldenbaum, 2013
3
Angora Matta: Actos Fatales De Traduccion Norte-Sur/Fatal ...
Operatic, ethnographic thriller tests the boundaries between art and scholarship.
Marta Savigliano, 2003
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The Nervous New Owner's Guide to Angora Rabbits
The Nervous New Owner's Guide to Angora Rabbits is a how-to manual for anyone interested in owning angora rabbits. This book is chock-full of information on how to locate, feed, house, handle and groom these endearing animals.
‎2011
5
Practical Angora Goat Raising
We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
Anon, 2010
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Angora Napkin
Will Angora Napkin be able to set right the horror they've unleashed upon humanity and still make the show on time, or will we all become worm food in the wake of the zombie apocalypse?
‎2009
7
Encyclopedia of Animal Science (Print)
Angora. Goats: Production. and. Management. A. A Animal Agriculture and Social Ethics for Animals A Animal. Christopher John Lupton Texas A&M University, San Angelo, Texas, U.S.A. INTRODUCTION Dogs, goats, and sheep were the first ...
Wilson G. Pond, 2004
8
Nutrition of the Rabbit
16.1 Introduction The Angora rabbit produces 1.0-1.4 kg year-1 of pure fine animal fibre without grease or plant material contamination, named 'Angora wool' . This represents some 0.30 of its live weight, the highest keratin production to ...
Carlos Blas, Julian Wiseman, 2010
9
Mohair histogenesis, maturation, and shedding in the Angora goat
With the exception of angora goat fetuses, all specimens were obtained from ewes and does of the USDA Beltsville (Maryland) flock. 1 and 2, 35-day angora twins; 3, 34-day common American goat; 4 and 5, 49-day angora twins; 6, 50-day  ...
Lubow A. Margolena, United States. Agricultural Research Service, 1974
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An Englishwoman in Angora
LIST. OF. ILLUSTRATIONS. Miss Grace Ellison - - - - F rontispiece F acing page Burnt Quarter in the French Part of Smyrna near the Quay - 48 Lord Curzon : “ Turkey for the Turks, indeed I " - - 64 In an Ox Wagon - - - - - - 89 From a Turk's Back ...
Grace Ellison, 2014

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ANGORA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term angora is used in the context of the following news items.
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Fashion's last taboo is back on the catwalk: are you 'fur or against?'
I was going to buy an angora vest. (Then) I saw a horrific video on Facebook about how they excavated furs live from rabbits. I thought: “Forget ... «NEWS.com.au, Jul 15»
2
Royal mad dollmaker spends two months and £500 on lifelike …
I had to buy four different colours of Angora goat hair to get the colour just right. "I'm a real perfectionist. "Each hair has to be put in separately ... «BT.com, Jul 15»
3
Wasabi, A Therapy Tortoise Who Wears A Dress, Has A Tough Shell …
... know any other therapy tortoises, though "we have therapy cats. We had Humphrey, an angora rabbit but he recently passed away"). «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
4
Some things you just can't ignore
Take, for example, mass incarceration. Back in 2007, Ray received a letter from Herman Wallace, one of the “Angora Three,” who each spent ... «Boulder Weekly, Jul 15»
5
Prince George doll created to celebrate the little royal's birthday
"You have to get skin tones and the hair right - which is real angora goat hair - and each hair is inserted individually. There are 20 different ... «Leicester Mercury, Jul 15»
6
How fur became a fashion favorite again
We just released a victory video about our angora campaign, talking about how we shook up an entire industry, and we had 300,000 views in ... «Fortune, Jun 15»
7
Western Montana Fair holds demonstrations for exhibitors
Unlike meat rabbits, McDaniel said the Angora will be judged based on its wool density, cleanliness and color when it's entered in the fair this ... «The Missoulian, Jun 15»
8
My Instagram: Molly Prottas and her rabbit, Wally
around the corner, it felt like a good time to call up Molly Prottas of Natick, whose angora rabbit, Wally, has become something of an Instagram ... «Boston Globe, Jun 15»
9
Don't sacrifice life for fashion
IS IT right that we wear the angora's fur? The angora wool industry is a cruel one. Many people who buy angora fur do not realise what type of ... «Scunthorpe Telegraph, Jun 15»
10
Benetton Group stops using angora wool
Regarding angora wool in particular, and as per our code of conduct, we have always followed particularly stringent guidelines to guarantee ... «Fibre2fashion.com, Jun 15»

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