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Gore

Pronunciation: /ɡɔːɹ/

The English word “Gore” has 7 meanings listed here.

proper noun

  1. A territorial authority in Southland, New Zealand, that includes the town; in full, Gore District.
  2. Gore Water, a minor tributary in Scotland which flows through Gorebridge to the River South Esk.
  3. A rural community in Hants County, Nova Scotia, Canada, named after Charles Stephen Gore.
  4. An unincorporated community in Chattooga County, Georgia.
  5. An unincorporated community in Warren County, Missouri.
  6. An unincorporated community in Hocking County, Ohio.
  7. 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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