DORIS

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• DORIS (noun)
  The noun DORIS has 2 senses:

1. (Greek mythology) wife of Nereus and mother of the Nereids

2. a small region of ancient Greece where the Doric dialect was spoken

  Familiarity information: DORIS used as a noun is rare.

• DORIS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

(Greek mythology) wife of Nereus and mother of the Nereids

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

Greek deity (a deity worshipped by the ancient Greeks)

Domain category:

Greek mythology (the mythology of the ancient Greeks)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A small region of ancient Greece where the Doric dialect was spoken

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Instance hypernyms:

part; region (the extended spatial location of something)

Holonyms ("Doris" is a part of...):

Ellas; Greece; Hellenic Republic (a republic in southeastern Europe on the southern part of the Balkan peninsula; known for grapes and olives and olive oil)