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poort

poort noun: a mountain pass.

Noun

poort (plural poorts)

  1. (South Africa) A mountain pass.

Forms of poort

pluralpoorts

Origin of poort

Borrowed from Afrikaans poort (“gate”).

Questions about poort

What does poort mean?
Poort means a mountain pass.
What part of speech is poort?
Poort is a noun.
What is the plural of poort?
The plural of poort is poorts.

Words near poort in the dictionary

  1. poorness is a state of mind
  2. poornesses
  3. pooron
  4. poors
  5. poorsies
  6. poort
  7. poorts
  8. poorwill
  9. poorwills
  10. poos
  11. pooseback

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