- horah
- noun see hora
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
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HORAH — HORAH, the best known folk dance of pioneer Ereẓ Israel. The dance is derived chiefly from the Romanian hora (a term going back ultimately to the Greek choros; cf. the Bulgarian horo, the Yugoslav kolo, and the Russian khorovod). To perform this… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
horah — noun see hora I * * * horah var. hora … Useful english dictionary
horah — n. Rumanian and Israeli round dance; music for hora dance … English contemporary dictionary
horah — ho·rah … English syllables
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hora — also horah noun Etymology: Modern Hebrew hōrāh, from Romanian horă Date: 1853 a circle dance of Romania and Israel … New Collegiate Dictionary
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hora — [ hɔ:rə] (also horah) noun a Romanian or Israeli dance performed by a ring of dancers. Origin C19: from Romanian horă, Heb. hōrāh … English new terms dictionary
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