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-pore

UK/pɔː/US/poɹ/

-pore suffix: used to form the names of cities and towns, especially in South Asia and Southeast Asia.

Suffix

-pore (proper noun-forming suffix)

  1. Used to form the names of cities and towns, especially in South Asia and Southeast Asia.

Origin of -pore

From Sanskrit पुर (púra, “city, town”).

Questions about -pore

What does -pore mean?
-pore means used to form the names of cities and towns, especially in South Asia and Southeast Asia.
What part of speech is -pore?
-pore is a suffix.
How do you pronounce -pore?
-pore is pronounced /pɔː/ (UK).

Words near -pore in the dictionary

  1. -polis
  2. -polises
  3. -poly
  4. -ponics
  5. -poo
  6. -pore
  7. -poride
  8. -post
  9. -posted
  10. -posting
  11. -posts

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