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angora

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Noun

HYPHEN

An=go=ra

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun angora has 4 senses

angora(n = noun.location) ankara, capital of turkey, turkish capital - the capital of Turkey; located in west-central Turkey; it was formerly known as Angora and is the home of Angora goats; Array

is a kind of national capital

is a part of republic of turkey, turkey

angora(n = noun.animal) angora goat - a domestic breed of goat raised for its long silky hair which is the true mohair; Array

is a kind of capra hircus, domestic goat

angora(n = noun.animal) angora rabbit - domestic breed of rabbit with long white silky hair; Array

is a kind of coney, cony, rabbit

angora(n = noun.animal) angora cat - a long-haired breed of cat similar to the Persian cat; Array

is a kind of domestic cat, felis catus, felis domesticus, house cat

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CIDE DICTIONARY

angora, n.

A city of Asia Minor (or Anatolia) which has given its name to a goat, a cat, etc. [1913 Webster]

Angora cat (Zoöl.), a variety of the domestic cat with very long and silky hair, generally of the brownish white color. Called also Angola cat. See Cat. -- Angora goat (Zoöl.), a variety of the domestic goat, reared for its long silky hair, which is highly prized for manufacture.

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OXFORD DICTIONARY

angora, n.
1 a fabric made from the hair of the angora goat or rabbit.
2 a long-haired variety of cat, goat, or rabbit.

Idiom

angora wool a mixture of sheep's wool and angora rabbit hair.

Etymology

Angora (Ankara) in Turkey

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