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bora1 a violent cold north wind blowing from the mountains to the E coast of the Adriatic, usually in winter bora2 an initiation ceremony of native Australians, introducing youths to manhood bora [′bȯr·ə] (meteorology) A fall wind whose source is so cold that when the air reaches the lowlands or coast the dynamic warming is insufficient to raise the air temperature to the normal level for the region; hence it appears as a cold wind. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Otoo, he told me his name was (pronounced o-to-o ); also, he told me that he was a native of Bora Bora, the most westerly of the Society Group. |
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