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sora

name · noun · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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name

Meaning 1

Alternative form of Soram (“surname of Meitei origin”).

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Usage: alt-of, alternative

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Meaning 2

An Austroasiatic language spoken in eastern India.

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name

Meaning 3

A male given name.

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name

Meaning 4

A female given name.

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Usage: rare

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name

Meaning 5

Acronym of Sex Offenders Registration Act.

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Usage: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of

Topics: law

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noun

Meaning 6

A rail (Porzana carolina) bird of North, Central, and northern South America.

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noun

Meaning 7

A Munda ethnic group from eastern India.

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Usage: plural, plural-only

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History

Etymology

Early 19th-century sources observe that this term was in use in Virginia; presumably it is from an Indigenous American language of that area.

Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • French: sora — language
  • Hindi: सोरा (sorā) — language
  • Sora: 𑃐𑃚𑃝 (savara) — language
  • Bulgarian: американска пъструшка (amerikanska pǎstruška) — Porzana carolina
  • Dutch: soraral — Porzana carolina
  • Finnish: amerikanhuitti — Porzana carolina
  • German: Carolinasumpfhuhn — Porzana carolina
  • Italian: voltolino americano — Porzana carolina
  • Polish: kureczka karolińska — Porzana carolina
  • Russian: каролинский погоныш (karolinskij pogonyš) — Porzana carolina
  • Spanish: polluela sora — Porzana carolina