Évora

proper noun

A district in southern Portugal.

OriginPortuguese Évora ← Latin Ebora ← Proto-Celtic *eburos →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A district in southern Portugal.
  2. A city and municipality of Évora district, Portugal.

Origin

  1. Proto-Celtic*eburos“yew”
  2. LatinEbora
  3. PortugueseÉvora
  4. EnglishÉvora

Borrowed from Portuguese Évora, from Latin Ebora, a feminine noun derived from Proto-Celtic *eburos (“yew”).

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APA

Évora. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/%C3%89vora

MLA

“Évora.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/%C3%89vora. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Évora,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/%C3%89vora.

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