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Shor

Shor

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A person from a Turkic group in southwestern Siberia
  • proper noun
translation icon : Shor
  • During the festival, the Shor showcased their traditional music and dances.

Examples

  • Many Shor live in villages where traditional crafts are still practiced.

  • The Shor people have a rich cultural heritage linked to the Siberian region.

  • Usually with Shor around, blind people are tapping for garbage cans in their path.

    Fiction book (1992)

Surface Forms

Shor main

Etymology

Shor is the name of a Turkic ethnic group in Siberia, and the word comes from what the group was called; that's why the people, their culture, and their language are all known today as Shor.