Definition of AGORA

agora

Meanings

Plural: agorae, agorai, agoras, agorot, agoroth

Noun

  • 100 agorot equal 1 shekel in Israel
  • the marketplace in ancient Greece
  • a place of assembly for the people in ancient Greece
  • A place for gathering.
  • A marketplace, especially in Classical Greece.
  • Since 1960, a monetary unit and coin of Israel, the 100th part of a shekel / sheqel.

Origin / Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἀγορά (agorá).

Synonyms

public square

Scrabble Score: 6

agora is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
agora is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
agora is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 7

agora is a valid Words With Friends word