Boran

1. A 7th-century Sasanian empress, daughter of Khusraw Parwez

   Synonyms: Purandukht, Turandukht

plural Borans

1. A member of the Borani

   This success was a strong temptation to the other Scythian nations bordering upon the Borans.

   1814, The History of the Roman Emperors, page 45

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   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.

   1764, William Guthrie, A General History of the World, volume 4, London, page 546

   [...] the Borans invaded Pontus, penetrated into Cappadocia, and sacked the great city of Cæsarea.

   1907, The Churches Separated from Rome, page 102

plural Borans

1. A member of the Borana