name
Meaning 1
A female given name from Ancient Greek.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
Cora
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Sound
Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˈkɔːɹə/
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General-American: /ˈkoɹə/
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rhymes with -ɔːɹə
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homophone: Kora
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homophone: kora
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CMU ARPABET: K AO1 R AH0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
name
Meaning 2
An indigenous people of west-central Mexico.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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name
Meaning 3
The Uto-Aztecan language spoken by the Cora people.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 4
A member of the Cora people.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 5
(Greek mythology) daughter of Zeus and Demeter; made queen of the underworld by Pluto in ancient mythology; identified with Roman Proserpina
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Persephone, Despoina, Kore
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: Greek deity
History
Etymology
Apparently brought up in English literature by James Fenimore Cooper in The Last of the Mohicans (1826), but compare a female heroine of this name in Jean-François Marmontel's Les Incas (1777) and the Ancient Greek epithet Κόρη (Kórē) for Περσεφόνη (Persephónē). It could also refer directly to κόρη (kórē, “maiden”).
Across languages
Translations
1 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Tepecano: kuʼʹu·r — member of the Cora people