Standard Lemma guide

Dora

name · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /ˈdoɹ.ə/
  • /ˈdɔː.ɹə/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ɔːɹə
  • /ˈdɔːɹə/
  • CMU ARPABET: D AO1 R AH0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

name

Meaning 1

A female given name from Ancient Greek.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

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2

name

Meaning 2

Acronym of Defence of the Realm Act 1914.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: UK, abbreviation, acronym, alt-of, historical

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3

noun

Meaning 3

Tiles that provide bonus score multiplier points (飜 (han)) in a winning hand, indicated by one or multiple face-up tiles in the dead wall.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Japanese

Topics: board-games, games, mahjong

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

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History

Etymology

A diminutive of Dorothy used since early 19th century. Sometimes also short for Theodora or Isidora.

Borrowed from Japanese ドラ (dora), a clipping of Japanese ドラゴン (doragon), from English dragon.