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Meaning of "kora" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF KORA

kora  [ˈkɔːrə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF KORA

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adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Kora 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 KORA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Kora

Kora may refer to Places ▪ Kora, Burkina Faso ▪ Kora, Ethiopia ▪ Kora-Foulbé, village in Bam province, Burkina Faso ▪ Kora Jahanabad, town in Uttar Pradesh, India ▪ Kora, Katihar, Bihar, India ▪ Kora, Iran, a village in Markazi Province, Iran ▪ Kora, Mali ▪ Kora National Park, Coast Province, Kenya ▪ Kōra, Shiga, Japan ▪ Kora Velly or Qaravəlli, name of several places in Azerbaijan and Iran ▪ Korha, town in Katihar, Bihar, India Buildings and ships ▪ Chorten Kora, a stupa in East Bhutan ▪ INS Kora, a ship in the Indian Navy ▪ Kōra Taisha, a Shinto shrine in Fukuoka prefecture, Japan ▪ Kora Temple, a Masonic building in Lewiston, Maine Languages and ethnic groups ▪ Ampari kora, or Ampari Dogon, a language spoken in Mali ▪ Kora people, also Cora or Aka-Kora, an indigenous tribe of the Andaman Islands, India ▪ Kora or Aka-Kora language, formerly spoken in the Andaman Islands ▪ !Kora or Korana language, spoken in South...

Definition of kora in the English dictionary

The definition of kora in the dictionary is a West African instrument with twenty-one strings, combining features of the harp and the lute.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH KORA


Andorra
ænˈdɔːrə
aura
ˈɔːrə
aurora
ɔːˈrɔːrə
bora
ˈbɔːrə
corer
ˈkɔːrə
Explorer
ɪkˈsplɔːrə
fedora
fɪˈdɔːrə
flora
ˈflɔːrə
fora
ˈfɔːrə
gora
ˈɡɔːrə
grandiflora
ˌɡrændɪˈflɔːrə
hora
ˈhɔːrə
laura
ˈlɔːrə
mora
ˈmɔːrə
ora
ˈɔːrə
pakora
pəˈkɔːrə
pandora
pænˈdɔːrə
scorer
ˈskɔːrə
senhora
sɛˈnjɔːrə
sora
ˈsɔːrə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE KORA

koppie
Koran
Koranic
korari
Korat cat
Korbut
Korchnoi
Korda
Kordestan
Kordofan
Kordofanian
kore
Korea
Korea Strait
Korean
Korean War
korero
korfball
korimako
korkir

WORDS THAT END LIKE KORA

agora
amphora
anaphora
ancora
angora
Bora Bora
corpora
Diaspora
intestinal flora
Juiz de Fora
mandragora
neurospora
ora et labora
Pechora
plethora
signora
Sonora
Tambora
Theodora
Zamora

Synonyms and antonyms of kora in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «kora» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF KORA

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

Translator English - Chinese

高良
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

kora
570 millions of speakers

English

kora
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कोरा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

قورة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

кора
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

kora
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

Kora
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

kora
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kora
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Kora
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

コラ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

KORA
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kora
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

kora
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கோரா
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कोरा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kora
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

kora
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Kora
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

кора
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Kora
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κόρα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

kora
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

kora
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

kora
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of kora

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «KORA»

The term «kora» is very widely used and occupies the 22.277 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «KORA» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «KORA»

Discover the use of kora in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to kora and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Kora and Ka with Mira-Mare
The two long stories contained in this volume, "Kora and Ka" and "Mira-Mare", are at once profoundly autobiographical yet, through H. D.'s unusual brand of modernist story-telling, pushed beyond personality.
Hilda Doolittle, 1934
2
Sidikiba's Kora Lesson
Sidikiba's Kora Lesson is the story of a child's encounter with a rich cultural heritage set in a modern African city, where learning to balance the new and the old is part of growing up.
‎2008
3
Kora in Hell: Improvisations (1920)
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series.
William Carlos Williams, 2010
4
Life As a Whole: Kora's Childhood
Life as a Whole-Kora's Choices had many flashbacks that didn't tell all her life story. It was only right for her childhood to be explained, no matter how brief.
Jessica Laroche, 2013
5
A Nest for Kora
Kora is searching for the best place to lay her first egg.
Claire Saxby, 2007
6
How to Live Well: Secrets of Using Neurosis
Showing the charm, wisdom, and delicacy of a mature Japanese healer, this book presents useful and very practical techniques for relieving the suffering of neurosis.
Takehisa Kora, 1995
7
Imaginations: Kora in Hell / Spring and All / The Descent of ...
The nights looked like corpses, he says in Kora. It was hard to tell loss from gain and all beauty stood upon "the edge of the deflowering." So Williams wrote, as always, to keep his sanity by extending the world he saw into the one that bloomed ...
William Carlos Williams, Webster Schott, 1971
8
World Music: Africa, Europe and the Middle East
Below are brief notes on some - though by no means all - of the great kora players, from Mali, Guinea, Senegal and Gambia. For a selection of CDs, see the discographies at the end of this feature and that of Senegal and The Gambia (p. 629).
Simon Broughton, Mark Ellingham, Richard Trillo, 1999
9
Sea Hunters of Indonesia: Fishers and Weavers of Lamalera
In local eyes, they are to be distinguished from the kora kora common in the Muslim villages of the Solor Strait, a variation of the widespread Icteb leteb ( compare Gibson-Hill 1950: 128), relying exclusively on sail, or, nowadays, outboard ...
Robert Harrison Barnes, 1996
10
Kossuth Acs Kora
This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process.
Hentaller Lajos, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «KORA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term kora is used in the context of the following news items.
1
2,700 turn up for 'Fantastic' recovery ride | The Himalayan Times
These cyclists had gathered to participate in the Kathmandu Kora Cycling Challenge 2015, recovery ride jointly organised by Save the Children ... «Himalayan Times, Jul 15»
2
Four farmers end lives in State - Deccan Herald
Allappa (60) of Nandihalli in Kora hobli of Tumakuru taluk hung himself from a tree near his land. He had called up his son and daughter in the ... «Deccan Herald, Jul 15»
3
Asheville area acoustic music, classical, comedy, more
Zansa, led by Adama Dembele (djembe drummer from Ivory Coast), and Kaira Ba, led by Diali Cissokho (kora master from Senegal), showcase ... «Asheville Citizen-Times, Jul 15»
4
Recovery ride | et cetera | :: The Kathmandu Post :: - eKantipur
KATHMANDU, JUL 18 - The fifth iteration of Kathmandu Kora Cycling Challenge, named Recovery Ride, was held on Saturday with the slogan ... «Kathmandu Post, Jul 15»
5
Bollywood Retrospect - The enduring lyrics of Anand Bakshi | Latest …
... and Chupke Chupke (1975), but couldn't quite match Aradhana's success. My pick from Aradhana is 'Kora Kagaz Tha Yeh Man Mera': ... «Daily News & Analysis, Jul 15»
6
Napoleon 12U Softball Team - Northwest Signal: Northwest Signal
Members of the Napoleon Blue 12-and-under travel girls softball team are (front, from left) Kora Burill, Lily Wagner, Spencer Schwaiger, Jillian ... «Napoleon Northwest Signal, Jul 15»
7
Off Topic Podcast: Monto – remembering and reclaiming an inner …
Also on the podcast, we talk to Sona Jobarteh, a kora player from the Griot ... Kora-playing is traditionally done by men, so in the process of ... «Irish Times, Jul 15»
8
This Week In Beer: Puckerfest, Kölsch Fest, and Breakside's …
In that time, ex-homebrewer Michael Kora has squeezed a 10-barrel system, well-appointed bar, and 15 taps—about half of which will be used ... «Willamette Week, Jul 15»
9
Glendale softball's Fabian tabbed with all-state accolade - Glendale …
Fabian was joined in the outfield by junior Alyssa Barrera of Bishop Amat and senior Kora Wade of Temescal Canyon. Burbank High's Caitlyn ... «Glendale News Press, Jul 15»
10
CPR Brewfest and a new brewery kick off the biggest week in …
Check out the new brewery that Michael Kora has been working hard on opening for the last year or so. They'll be pouring Meridian dry hopped ... «OregonLive.com, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Kora [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/kora>. Apr 2024 ».
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