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Nauruz

Nauruz is the alternative form of Nowruz.

Meaning of Nowruz

Proper noun

Nowruz

  1. The New Year in the Iranian and Zoroastrian calendars, celebrated on the spring equinox.
    • The importance of Nowruz is reflected in an elaborate sabzi polo, the herbed rice capped with a crunchy tahdig, the crust formed from lettuce, rice mixed with yogurt or lavash or another thin flatbread.2026 March 15, Genevieve Ko, “‘This Is the Best Dish I Have Ever Made From NYT Cooking’”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, archived from the original on 15 Mar 2026

Questions about Nauruz

What is Nauruz the alternative form of?
Nauruz is the alternative form of Nowruz.

Words near Nauruz in the dictionary

  1. Nauroze
  2. Nauru
  3. Nauruan
  4. Nauruans
  5. Naurus
  6. Nauruz
  7. Nauryz
  8. naus
  9. nauscopy
  10. nause
  11. nause up

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Nauruz (page history and authors); Nowruz (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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