agora
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agora¹
- /ˈæ.ɡə.ɹə/ Canada, UK, US
- /əˈɡɔː.ɹə/ Canada, UK, US
noun agorae · agorai · agoras
- A place for gathering. The custom was to dance its length, moving from partner to masked partner all the way to the agora, the city’s gathering place.
- A marketplace, especially in Classical Greece.
agora²
- /ˌæɡ.əˈɹɑː/ UK
Where it comes from
From Hebrew אֲגוֹרָה (agorá), from the root א־ג־ר (ʾ-g-r, “forming words relating to hoarding and storing”).
noun agorot · agoroth
- Since 1960, a monetary unit and coin of Israel, the 100th part of a shekel / sheqel.
Translations
Talk about this word "agora." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/agora. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. agora. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/agora "agora." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/agora.Cite this
@misc{agora_2026,
title = {agora},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/agora},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
