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ho·ra
also ho·rah (hôr′ə)n.
A traditional round dance of Romania and Israel.
[Modern Hebrew hōrâ, from Romanian horă, ultimately (perhaps via Bulgarian khoro or Turkish hora) from Modern Greek khorós, round dance (perhaps specifically from its accusative form khoró), from Greek khoros; see gher- in Indo-European roots.]
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hora
(ˈhɔːrə)n
(Dancing) a traditional Israeli or Romanian circle dance
[from Modern Hebrew hōrāh, from Romanian horǎ, from Turkish]
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ho•ra
(ˈhɔr ə, ˈhoʊr ə)n.
a traditional Romanian and Israeli round dance.
[1875–80; < Modern Hebrew hōrāh < Romanian horă < Turkish hora]
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