proper noun
Nōra
Meaning
- A hill-fort between Lycaonia and Cappadocia
Nōra, ōrum, n., = Νῶρα.
I. A hill-fort between Lycaonia and Cappadocia, Nep. Eum. 5, 3.—
II. A very ancient city in Sardinia, now Nori.—Hence,
B. Nōrensis, e, adj., of or belonging to Nora, Cic. Scaur. 1, 4, c.—In plur.: Nōrenses, ĭum, m., the inhabitants of Nora, Cic. Scaur. 2, 9; Plin. 3, 7, 13, § 85.—
III. A city of India, Curt. 8, 11, 1; v. Mütz, ad h. l.
In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries
GeographyNoraNora (Νῶρα: Eth. Νωρανός, Steph. B. sub voce Norensis: Capo di Pula), a city of Sardinia, situated on the S. coast of the island, on a promontory now …GeographyNoraNora (τὰ Νῶρα), a mountain fortress of Cappadocia, on the frontiers of Lycaonia, at the foot of Mount Taurus, in which Eumenes was for a whole winter …