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Houria

Houria proper noun: a female given name.

Proper noun

Houria (plural Hourias)

  1. A female given name.
    • When Houria Bouteldja — the French-Algerian author of “Whites, Jews, and Us” – was invited to speak on campus during Passover, students raised her history of antisemitic and homophobic remarks with University administration.2023 April 9, Ines Chomnalez, “Alleged antisemitic activist speaks on campus, raising questions about free speech”, in Yale Daily News

Forms of Houria

pluralHourias

Questions about Houria

What does Houria mean?
Houria means a female given name.
What part of speech is Houria?
Houria is a proper noun.

Words near Houria in the dictionary

  1. hourglass-shaped
  2. hourglassed
  3. hourglasses
  4. hourglassing
  5. houri
  6. Houria
  7. Hourias
  8. houries
  9. Hourigan
  10. Hourigans
  11. Hourihan

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