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Doris.

Doris (an ancient region of Asia Minor, modern Turkey, inhabited by the ancient Dorians)

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Meaning & usage

name[ˈdoː.rɪs]Classical-Latin[ˈdɔː.ris]
  1. Doris (an ancient region of Asia Minor, modern Turkey, inhabited by the ancient Dorians)

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  2. Doris (an ancient mountainous region of Greece, the traditional homeland of the Dorians)

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  3. Doric Greek (dialect of Ancient Greek spoken in northwestern Greece, southern Italy, and Sicily)

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Borrowed from Ancient Greek Δωρίς (Dōrís).

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