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bora

[bawr-uh, bohr-uh]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

Meteorology.

(on the Adriatic coasts) a violent, dry, cold wind blowing from the north or northeast.

bora

[bawr-uh, bohr-uh]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

Australian.

an Australian Aboriginal initiation rite in which boys are accepted into the tribe as men.

bora

/ ˈ��ɔː��ə /

noun

(sometimes capital) a violent cold north wind blowing from the mountains to the E coast of the Adriatic, usually in winter

bora

/ ˈ��ɔː��ə /

noun

an initiation ceremony of native Australians, introducing youths to manhood

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of bora¹

1860–65; < Upper Italian, variant of Italian borea Boreas ( def. )

Origin of bora²

First recorded in 1865–70, bora is from the Kamilaroi word ��ū�� “initiation rite, initiation belt”

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of bora¹

C19: from Italian (Venetian dialect), from Latin ��ǰ�ŧ�� the north wind

Origin of bora²

from a native Australian language

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Bora Guccuk, a jeweller from London, was cleared of the same charge at trial.

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The inaugural Gold Cup was also the first tournament for new coach Bora Milutinovic and marked the first time the U.S. would play in the Rose Bowl, where they drew 18,435 fans for a game with Trinidad.

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We’ve loved exploring far-flung places, like Cambodia and Bora Bora, over nearly two decades together.

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Bora Guccuk, 41, from west London, was cleared of the same charge.

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Jurors heard the pair arranged to meet with jeweller Bora Guccuk, and visited him at his shop in Hatton Garden - London's famous jewellery quarter, negotiating a price for about 5kg of gold.

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