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dora

/ˈdɔːɹə/

dora noun: 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.

Noun

dora (plural doras)

  1. (Japanese) 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.

Proper noun (1) capitalized: DORA

DORA

  1. (UK, abbreviation, acronym, historical) Acronym of Defence of the Realm Act 1914.

Proper noun (2) capitalized: Dora

IPA/ˈdoɹ.ə/

Dora

  1. A female given name from Ancient Greek.
    • "I think," said Robert, after waiting in vain for his cousin to speak, "that I shall call you Dorothy. It is a much prettier name than Dora."
    • "No, thank you," said Dorothy, quickly; "Dora is good enough for the common purposes of life."1856, Margaret Agnes Paull, Dorothy: A Tale, B. Tauchnitz, published 1857, page 63

dora meaning in Hindi, Marathi, Urdu and Bengali

dora in Hindi

डोरा, डॉरा

dora in Marathi

डोरा, डॉरा

dora in Urdu

ڈورا

dora in Bengali

ডোরা
More languagesFewer languages
dora in Telugu
డోరా
dora in Malayalam
ഡോറ, ഡോറാ
dora in Kannada
ಡೋರಾ, ಡೊರಾ
dora in Punjabi
ਡੋਰਾ
dora in Gujarati
ડોરા
dora in Odia
ଡୋରା
dora in Nepali
डोरा

Forms of dora

pluraldoras

Origin of dora

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

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

Words formed from dora

Words that rhyme with dora

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Questions about dora

What does dora mean?
Dora means 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.
What is dora in Hindi?
Dora in Hindi is डोरा, डॉरा. See Dora meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is dora?
Dora can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce dora?
Dora is pronounced /ˈdɔːɹə/.
What is the plural of dora?
The plural of dora is doras.

Words near dora in the dictionary

  1. doquet
  2. doquets
  3. dor
  4. Dor Mărunt
  5. Dor.
  6. dora
  7. Dora Creek
  8. dorab
  9. dorabs
  10. dorad
  11. doradid

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Adapted from Wiktionary: dora (page history and authors); DORA (page history and authors); Dora (page history and authors); dora (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); dora (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); dora (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); dora (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); dora (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); dora (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); dora (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); dora (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); dora (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); dora (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); dora (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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