Gore
Pronunciation: /ɡɔːɹ/
The English word “Gore” has 7 meanings listed here.
proper noun
- A territorial authority in Southland, New Zealand, that includes the town; in full, Gore District.
- Gore Water, a minor tributary in Scotland which flows through Gorebridge to the River South Esk.
- A rural community in Hants County, Nova Scotia, Canada, named after Charles Stephen Gore.
- An unincorporated community in Chattooga County, Georgia.
- An unincorporated community in Warren County, Missouri.
- An unincorporated community in Hocking County, Ohio.
- An unincorporated community in Frederick County, Virginia.
Etymology
From any of various places named Gore, from gore (“a triangular piece of land where roads meet”).
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