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moria

moria noun: excessive frivolity; an inability to be serious.

Noun

moria (uncountable)

  1. Excessive frivolity; an inability to be serious.

Proper noun (1) capitalized: Moria

Moria

  1. A town in Mytilene, Lesbos, North Aegean, Greece in the Aegean, Mediterranean, off the coast of Anatolia.
  2. A former settlement in Moria, Mytilene, Lesbos, North Aegean, Greece, an early 21st-century refugee camp that was set ablaze.

Proper noun (2) capitalized: Moria

Moria

  1. A marae in Whirinaki in the geographic area of Hokianga, Northland, North Island, New Zealand.

Proper noun (3) capitalized: Moria

Moria

  1. A town in Capricorn district municipality, Limpopo, South Africa.

Origin of moria

From Greek Μόριας (Mórias, “Mória”).

From Māori Mōria.

Questions about moria

What does moria mean?
Moria means excessive frivolity; an inability to be serious.
What part of speech is moria?
Moria can be a noun or a proper noun.

Words near moria in the dictionary

  1. morgue
  2. morguelike
  3. morgues
  4. Mori
  5. mori kei
  6. moria
  7. Moriac
  8. Moriah
  9. Morian
  10. Morians
  11. Moriarity

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