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Noun: agora (agorae,agoras)  a-gu-ru
  1. A place of assembly for the people in ancient Greece
    "Philosophers often engaged in debates with citizens in the agora";
    - public square
     
  2. The marketplace in ancient Greece
    "The agora was the centre of public life in ancient Athens"
Noun: agora[2] (agorot)
  1. A monetary unit in Israel; 100 agorot equal 1 shekel
    "Agora[2] coins are rarely used in everyday transactions now"

Derived forms: agorot, agoras, agorae

Type of: Israeli monetary unit, market, market place, marketplace, mart

Part of: shekel

Encyclopedia: Agora, Athens