Cora
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- Cora peopleCora peopleThe Cora are an indigenous ethnic group of Western Central Mexico that live in the Sierra de Nayarit and in La Mesa de Nayar in the Mexican states of Jalisco and Nayarit. They call themselves náayarite , whence the name of the present day Mexican state of Nayarit...
, an indigenous ethnic group of Western Central Mexico- Cora languageCora languageThe Cora language is an indigenous language of Mexico of the Uto-Aztecan language family. It is spoken by the ethnic group that is widely known as the Cora but who refer to themselves as Naáyarite. The Cora inhabit the northern sierra of the Mexican state Nayarit which is named after its indigenous...
- Cora language
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- Cat CoraCat CoraCatherine "Cat" Cora is a Greek-American professional chef best known for her featured role as an "Iron Chef" on the Food Network television show Iron Chef America.-Early life:...
, an Iron Chef on Food Network's Iron Chef America - Tom CoraTom CoraThomas Henry Corra , better known as Tom Cora, was a United States cellist and composer, best known for his improvisational performances in the field of experimental jazz and rock...
, American cellist - Cora, an alternate name for the Greek goddess PersephonePersephoneIn Greek mythology, Persephone , also called Kore , is the daughter of Zeus and the harvest-goddess Demeter, and queen of the underworld; she was abducted by Hades, the god-king of the underworld....
- Cora, shopkeeper in television commercials for Maxwell House coffee portrayed by Margaret HamiltonMargaret HamiltonMargaret Hamilton was an American film actress known for her portrayal of the Wicked Witch of the West in the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz...
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- Cora, formerly a separate genus of lichen, now synonymous with DictyonemaDictyonemaDictyonema is a large and diverse genus of mainly tropical lichens in the family Hygrophoraceae.-The Dictyonema symbiosis:Most lichens are a symbiosis between an ascomycete fungi and a photosynthetic green algae...
- Coronation StreetCoronation StreetCoronation Street is a British soap opera set in Weatherfield, a fictional town in Greater Manchester based on Salford. Created by Tony Warren, Coronation Street was first broadcast on 9 December 1960...
, British soap - Cora (rocket)Cora (rocket)Cora is the name of a single-stage French experimental rocket, which was propelled with nitrogen tetroxide and UDMH. The Cora rocket served for component testing for planned Europe Rocket. The first stage of the Cora was 5.5 metres long and had a diameter of 2 metres. It weighed with fuel 9.85...
, a French rocket - Cora (hypermarket)Cora (hypermarket)Cora is a retail group based in Belgium which owns several supermarket and hypermarket chains internationally. Formed in 1974, the corporation's brands include Match, Profi, Truffaut, Ecomax, Animalis, Sovena and Houra, as well as Cora-branded hypermarkets....
, a Belgium-owned hypermarket company operating internationally - Cora (restaurant)Cora (restaurant)Cora is a Canadian chain of casual restaurants serving breakfast and lunch. Until 2008, the chain was known as Chez Cora déjeuners... in Quebec, and Cora's Breakfast and Lunch elsewhere in Canada. Franchises are located in all provinces except Saskatchewan.Chez Cora began in 1987 when Cora...
, a Quebec-based restaurant that serve only breakfast and lunch meals - Cora (instrument), an alternative spelling of the West African musical instrument Kora
- Cora, WyomingCora, Wyoming-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 76 people, 38 households, and 25 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 14.1 people per square mile . There were 60 housing units at an average density of 11.1/sq mi...
, a census-designated place in Wyoming, USA - CORA, a typesetting language from Mergenthaler Linotype Company
- Tropical Storm Cora (disambiguation)