agora

Definition of Agora in English :

1. agora

100 agorot equal 1 shekel in Israel

2. agora

the marketplace in ancient Greece

3. agora, public square

a place of assembly for the people in ancient Greece

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Agora

noun plural -rae (-riː, -raɪ)

(often capital)

a.

the marketplace in Athens, used for popular meetings, or any similar place of assembly in ancient Greece

b.

the meeting itself

noun plural -rot or -roth (-ˈrɒt)

an Israeli monetary unit worth one hundredth of a shekel

nounWord forms: plural ˈagoˌrae (ˈægəˌri ; agˈərēˌ) or ˈagoras (ˈægərəz ; agˈərəz)

in ancient Greece, an assembly or assembly place, esp. a marketplace

nounWord forms: plural ˌagoˈrot (ˌɑgoʊˈroʊt ; äˌgōrōtˈ)

a monetary unit of Israel, equal to 1⁄100 of a shekel

n. pl. ag·o·ras or ag·o·rae (-ə-rē′)

A place of congregation, especially an ancient Greek marketplace.

n. pl. a·go·rot (-rōt)

An Israeli unit of currency equal to ¹/₁₀₀ of the sheqel.