Definitions for DORISˈdɔr ɪs, ˈdoʊr-, ˈdɒr-

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

Do•risˈdɔr ɪs, ˈdoʊr-, ˈdɒr-(n.)

  1. an ancient region in central Greece: traditionally the earliest home of the Dorians.

    Category: Ancient History, Geography (places)

  2. a region in SW Asia Minor, on the coast of Caria: Dorian settlements.

    Category: Geography (places), Ancient History, Name

Princeton's WordNet

  1. Doris(noun)

    (Greek mythology) wife of Nereus and mother of the Nereids

  2. Doris(noun)

    a small region of ancient Greece where the Doric dialect was spoken

Webster Dictionary

  1. Doris(noun)

    a genus of nudibranchiate mollusks having a wreath of branchiae on the back

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

  1. Doris

    a small mountainous country of ancient Greece, S. of Thessaly, and embracing the valley of the Pindus.

  2. Doris

    the wife of Nereus, and mother of the Nereids.


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