"agora" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈæ.ɡə.ɹə/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-agora1.wav [Southern-England] Forms: agorae [plural], agorai [plural], agoras [plural]
enPR: ăgʹə-rə Etymology: Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἀγορά (agorá). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*h₂ger-}}, {{lbor|en|grc|ἀγορά}} Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἀγορά (agorá) Head templates: {{en-noun|agorae|agorai|s}} agora (plural agorae or agorai or agoras)
  1. A place for gathering. Translations (a place for gathering): ἀγορά (agorá) [feminine] (Ancient Greek), shromaždiště [neuter] (Czech), kokouspaikka (Finnish), Agora [feminine] (German), samkomustaður [masculine] (Icelandic), agora [feminine] (Italian), agora [feminine] (Polish), ágora (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-agora-en-noun-nmoRWcnz Disambiguation of 'a place for gathering': 98 2
  2. A marketplace, especially in Classical Greece. Translations (a marketplace): ἀγορά (agorá) [feminine] (Ancient Greek), àgora [feminine] (Catalan), tori (Finnish), agora (Finnish), markaðstorg [neuter] (Icelandic), agora [feminine] (Italian), agora [feminine] (Polish), ágora [feminine] (Portuguese), ágora (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-agora-en-noun-wDYrALgr Disambiguation of 'a marketplace': 3 97
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: agoraphobia, agorism
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˌæɡ.əˈɹɑː/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-agora2.wav [Southern-England] Forms: agorot [plural], agoroth [plural]
enPR: ă-g'ə-räʹ Etymology: From Hebrew אֲגוֹרָה (agorá), from the root א־ג־ר (ʾ-g-r, “forming words relating to hoarding and storing”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|he|אֲגוֹרָה|tr=agorá}} Hebrew אֲגוֹרָה (agorá), {{m|he|א־ג־ר||forming words relating to hoarding and storing|tr=ʾ-g-r}} א־ג־ר (ʾ-g-r, “forming words relating to hoarding and storing”) Head templates: {{en-noun|agorot|agoroth}} agora (plural agorot or agoroth)
  1. Since 1960, a monetary unit and coin of Israel, the 100th part of a shekel / sheqel. Categories (topical): Ancient Greece, Currencies Categories (place): Israel Translations (Translations): agora [feminine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-agora-en-noun-wsAmGzzJ Disambiguation of Ancient Greece: 2 34 64 Disambiguation of Currencies: 4 8 88 Disambiguation of Israel: 0 0 100 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English heteronyms Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 7 22 71 Disambiguation of English heteronyms: 11 15 74
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "agorot",
        "2": "agoroth"
      },
      "expansion": "agora (plural agorot or agoroth)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Since 1960, a monetary unit and coin of Israel, the 100th part of a shekel / sheqel."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Israel",
          "Israel"
        ],
        [
          "shekel",
          "shekel"
        ],
        [
          "sheqel",
          "sheqel"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˌæɡ.əˈɹɑː/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "tags": [
        "Southern-England"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (Southern England)"
    },
    {
      "enpr": "ă-g'ə-räʹ"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "Translations",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "agora"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "agora"
  ],
  "word": "agora"
}

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