موره

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Ottoman Turkish

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Etymology

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From Byzantine Greek Μορέας (Moréas) and Μωριάς (Mōriás), from μορέα (moréa, mulberry) either from its presence in the area or from a supposed resemblance of the shape of the Peloponnese to its leaves, used in sericulture.

Proper noun

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موره (Mora)

  1. Peloponnese (a peninsula in Greece)
  2. (historical) Morea (an eyalet in the Ottoman Empire)

Descendants

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  • Turkish: Mora