Bora
(on the Adriatic coasts) a violent, dry, cold wind blowing from the north or northeast.
an initiation rite of the Aborigines in which boys are accepted into the tribe as men.
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Historical Examples
Through the South Seas with Jack London Martin Johnson
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The Shadow of the Czar John R. Carling
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The Shores of the Adriatic F. Hamilton Jackson
The Shadow of the Czar John R. Carling
noun
(sometimes capital) a violent cold north wind blowing from the mountains to the E coast of the Adriatic, usually in winter
noun
an initiation ceremony of native Australians, introducing youths to manhood
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