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Koror

UK/ˈkɔːɹə/US/ˈkɔɹɚ/

Koror proper noun: the former capital and largest city of Palau.

Proper noun

Koror

  1. the former capital and largest city of Palau

Origin of Koror

Ultimately from an earlier form of Palauan Oreor (“Koror”), which started with /q/ or /x/ in earlier Palauan (cf. the form Goreor recorded by the 1908-10 Hamburg South Sea Expedition).

Questions about Koror

What does Koror mean?
Koror means the former capital and largest city of Palau.
What part of speech is Koror?
Koror is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Koror?
Koror is pronounced /ˈkɔːɹə/ (UK).

Words near Koror in the dictionary

  1. koroona
  2. Koroop
  3. korophile
  4. korophiles
  5. korophilia
  6. Koror
  7. Korora
  8. koros
  9. koroscopy
  10. Korosten
  11. Korostyshiv

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