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Leonora

UK/ˌliː.əˈnɔːɹə/US/ˌli.əˈnɔɹə/

Leonora proper noun: a female given name from Italian.

Proper noun

Leonora

  1. A female given name from Italian.
  2. A village in Essequibo Islands-West Demerara region, Guyana.
  3. A town in Goldfields-Esperance region, Western Australia.
  4. A local government area in Western Australia, which includes the town; in full, the Shire of Leonora.

Origin of Leonora

From the Italian short form of Eleonora, cognate to Eleanor.

Words that rhyme with Leonora

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Questions about Leonora

What does Leonora mean?
Leonora means a female given name from Italian.
What part of speech is Leonora?
Leonora is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Leonora?
Leonora is pronounced /ˌliː.əˈnɔːɹə/ (UK).

Words near Leonora in the dictionary

  1. leoninely
  2. leonines
  3. leoninity
  4. leonite
  5. Leonnoys
  6. Leonora
  7. Leonorah
  8. Leonore
  9. Leonormania
  10. leontiasis
  11. Leontiefian

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