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Koran

Koran noun: dated spelling of Qur'an.

Noun

Koran (plural Korans)

  1. Dated spelling of Qur'an.

Proper noun (1)

the Koran

  1. Dated spelling of Qur'an.
    • The state bed of Sobieski, King of Poland, was made of Smyrna gold brocade embroidered in turquoises with verses from the Koran.1891, Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray
    • He reads largely religious books, chiefly the Gita and Upanishads. He has read the Koran and he is now re-reading the Bible.1923 December 16, “Gandhi spends his time”, in Time

Proper noun (2)

Koran (plural Korans)

  1. A surname from Czech.

Koran meaning in Tamil

Koran in Tamil

இசுலாமியர் திருமறை

Forms of Koran

Noun
pluralKorans
Proper noun
pluralKorans

Origin of Koran

Borrowed from Czech Korán.

Words formed from Koran

Phrases with Koran

Questions about Koran

What does Koran mean?
Koran means dated spelling of Qur'an.
What is Koran in Tamil?
Koran in Tamil is இசுலாமியர் திருமறை. See Koran meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is Koran?
Koran can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of Koran?
The plural of Koran is Korans.

Words near Koran in the dictionary

  1. korakan
  2. korakora
  3. korakoras
  4. Koraleigh
  5. Koramlik
  6. Koran
  7. Koran basher
  8. Koran bashers
  9. Koran thumper
  10. Koran thumpers
  11. Koran thumping

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: Koran (page history and authors); koran (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). 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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