boran
Not valid in Scrabble
It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.
- Scrabble points
- 7
- Words With Friends
- 9
- Letters
- 5
Definition of boran
3 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
name
- A 7th-century Sasanian empress, daughter of Khusraw Parwez
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name
- A 7th-century Sasanian empress, daughter of Khusraw Parwez
noun
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A member of the Borani
“At the ſame time, the Borans, a Scythian nation, croſſing the Euxine ſea, plundered ſeveral places in Boſphorus and Pontus, and proceeded into Aſia, where they ſurprized and plundered Chalcedon, Nicæa, Apamea, Pruſa, and ſeveral other cities, and then returned with an immenſe booty to their own country.”
“This success was a strong temptation to the other Scythian nations bordering upon the Borans.”
“[...] the Borans invaded Pontus, penetrated into Cappadocia, and sacked the great city of Cæsarea.”
- A member of the Borana
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From Middle Persian.
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