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moors

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for moors.

Editorial note

Oranges, were introduced into Portugal by the Moors (current day Moroccans and Algerians) when they invaded Iberian Peninsula.

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Parts of speech1

Quick take

A surname.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of moors gathered in one view.

noun

A surname.

noun

A surname from Irish.

noun

An English surname transferred from the given name.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for moors.

noun

A surname.

noun

A surname from Irish.

noun

An English surname transferred from the given name.

Example sentences

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Oranges, were introduced into Portugal by the Moors (current day Moroccans and Algerians) when they invaded Iberian Peninsula.

2

This is very similar to Arwi when the Arab moors migrated to Tamil Nadu and Sri lanka.

3

Walking up on the high moors in the Dales in Yorkshire you see the shadows first, moving up the valley floor.

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After the expulsion of the Moors invaders in the 8th century, it became Portugal's language.

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Design loosed from it's moors is called experimentation, not post-flat, or whatever's cool right.

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From a time when the Arabic Moors controlled much of present-day Spain.

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He frames the issue, moors it as you said.

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For instance, I like to hike, and two places very close to me are the Yorkshire Dales and the North York Moors national parks.

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Or the situation of Moors for that matter.

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All the guys who had finally driven the Moors out of Spain only knew how to fight so went off to Mexico with Hernán Cortés to carry on doing more of the same.

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There's also a lot more awareness these days, with more fencing and planting, but it's all piecemeal, and it usually doesn't happen on the high moors and hillsides which are the most at risk.

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There are about 100 billion neurons and about 500 trillion connections in brain of an adult, so you can take Moors law and estimate, not if, but when it will be possible to brute-force brain.

Quote examples

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Our "strong enemies in the Muslim world" are upset at the 1942 Reconquista, which kicked the Moors out of what they still held of Spain.

Proper noun examples

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Moors law states that the number of transistors in an integrated circuit doubles about every two years.

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Adriaan Moors, Scala Tech Lead at Typesafe starts his talk with a straightforward and possibly controversial idea: Scala is simple.

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Moors law is dead as we know it and search is still keywords in a textbox.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use moors in a sentence?

Oranges, were introduced into Portugal by the Moors (current day Moroccans and Algerians) when they invaded Iberian Peninsula.

What does moors mean?

A surname.

What part of speech is moors?

moors is commonly used as noun.