Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun Plural of porus.

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  • proper noun A city in Finland.

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Examples

  • Rynnäs has come virtually out of nowhere to post some great numbers for Assät Pori in the SM-Liiga this year.

    After top prospects Hall, Seguin, draft will be one giant jumble 2010

  • Agence France-Presse/Getty Images True Finns party leader Timo Soini on the campaign trail in the town of Pori.

    Euro Doesn't Fly With all the Voters David Cottle 2011

  • Rynnas is not yet at the stage that Gustavsson was at when he joined the Leafs from Sweden a year ago, but many believe Rynnas 'numbers with a weak Assat Pori club team were not a true indication of his ability.

    Toronto Maple Leafs Team Report 2010

  • (I once hosted B.B. King when he sang at the Pori Jazz Festival in Finland).

    Derek Shearer: Joy To The World: Good-Bye Bing Crosby, Hello Bob Dylan 2009

  • In front of the centre of a guard of honor, to the sound of the Pori March, the poor, sick President's strength deserted him, and he staggered and collapsed and quite simply disappeared within his overcoat.

    Kyösti Kallio Matterhorn 2009

  • A long-term member of the State Council, he served as provincial governor of Turku and Pori from 1816-1826 and as deputy chairman of the Economics Department of the Senate a kind of prime minister from 1822-1826.

    Carl Erik Mannerheim (1759-1837) Matterhorn 2009

  • A long-term member of the State Council, he served as provincial governor of Turku and Pori from 1816-1826 and as deputy chairman of the Economics Department of the Senate a kind of prime minister from 1822-1826.

    Archive 2009-07-01 Matterhorn 2009

  • In front of the centre of a guard of honor, to the sound of the Pori March, the poor, sick President's strength deserted him, and he staggered and collapsed and quite simply disappeared within his overcoat.

    Archive 2009-06-01 Matterhorn 2009

  • Eleanoora Rosenholm is a Finnish band based in Pori, a project by the singer Noora Tommila, Pasi Salmi and Mika Rättö.

    No Fat Clips!!! : Eleanoora Rosenholm – Maailmanloppu 2008

  • Hæc terra antiquitus fuit valde magna, et fuit regis Pori, qui cum rege Alexandro prælium magnum commisit.

    The Journal of Friar Odoric 2004

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