Doris (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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noun
  1. the wife of Nereus and mother of the Nereids.
  2. a female given name: from a Greek word meaning “bountiful.”
noun
  1. an ancient region in central Greece: the earliest home of the Dorians.
  2. a region in SW Asia Minor, on the coast of Caria: Dorian settlements.
noun
  1. a woman
noun (in ancient Greece)
  1. a small landlocked area north of the Gulf of Corinth. Traditionally regarded as the home of the Dorians, it was perhaps settled by some of them during their southward migration
  2. the coastal area of Caria in SW Asia Minor, settled by Dorians
noun
  1. a sea nymph
Doris (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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