Angora

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Angora \An*go"ra\ ([a^]n*g[=o]"r[.a]), n.
     A city of Asia Minor (or Anatolia) which has given its name
     to a goat, a cat, etc.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     {Angora cat} (Zool.), a variety of the domestic cat with very


        long and silky hair, generally of the brownish white
        color. Called also {Angola cat}. See {Cat}.
  
     {Angora goat} (Zool.), a variety of the domestic goat, reared
        for its long silky hair, which is highly prized for
        manufacture.
        [1913 Webster] Angostura

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Angora
       n 1: raised for its long silky hair which is the true mohair
            [syn: {Angora goat}]
       2: domestic breed with long white silky hair [syn: {Angora
          rabbit}]
       3: a long-haired breed similar to the Persian cat [syn: {Angora
          cat}]

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:

  Angora, MN
    Zip code(s): 55703
  Angora, NE
    Zip code(s): 69331