Coro
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Coro or CORO may refer to:
- Santa Ana de CoroSanta Ana de CoroCoro is the capital of Falcón State and the oldest city in the west of Venezuela.-History:The city was founded on July 26, 1527 by Spanish colonists. The name "Coro" is believed to be an indigenous word meaning "wind".The city had a turbulent history in colonial times and suffered a number of...
, a Venezuelan city, the capital of Falcón State - Coro regionCoro regionThe Coro region is the hilly and semi-mountainous area in northwest Venezuela, north of the Mérida Andes and east of the Maracaibo Basin, extending north to the Caribbean coast. It consists mostly of east-west running ridges, with the exception of the Sierra de Siruma which run north-south...
, a geographical region of Venezuela - Coro ProvinceCoro ProvinceCoro Province was a province in the Zulia Department of Gran Colombia, and later one of the provinces of Venezuela, after Venezuelan independence in 1830.- Cantons :* Coro Canton* Casigua Canton* Cumarebo Canton* Paraguaná Canton cabecera Pueblo Nuevo...
, historic province of Gran Colombia - Coro (music), Italian for choir
- Coro (singer)Coro (singer)Coro is a Latin freestyle singer and actor of Cuban and Dominican heritage, who first had roles in numerous episodes of the star's hit television series, Miami Vice. While appearing on Vice, Coro struggled to put together a group to get his singing career off the ground...
, a Dominican singer/actor - Coro (non-profit organization)Coro (non-profit organization)Coro is an American non-partisan, non-profit organization best known for its fellowship program dedicated to teaching skills useful in leadership in public affairs to young adults....
, teaches leadership skills to young adults - Ferran CorominasFerrán CorominasFerran Corominas Telechea , aka Coro, is a Spanish footballer who plays for Girona FC on loan from RCD Espanyol, as a forward.-Football career:...
, a Spanish footballer - CorocraftCorocraftThe Coro costume jewelry company started doing business in 1901, producing jewelry under several brand names, including Corocraft. Some of their more notable products include the Coro Duettes, Coro Tremblers, Coro Door Knockers and Coro Crown Pins...
, costume jewelry makers of the early 20th century - Coro, The SixteenThe SixteenThe Sixteen are a choir and period instrument orchestra; founded by Harry Christophers in 1979.The group's special reputation for performing early English polyphony, masterpieces of the Renaissance, bringing fresh insights into Baroque and early Classical music and a diversity of 20th century...
's record label - CoroOmwesoOmweso is the traditional mancala game of the Ugandan people. The game was supposedly introduced by the Bachwezi people of the ancient Bunyoro-kitara empire of Uganda. Nowadays the game is dominated by Ugandan villagers. It is a very hard and fast game said to keep one's mind high and ever...
, a mancalaMancalaMancala is a family of board games played around the world, sometimes called "sowing" games, or "count-and-capture" games, which describes the game-play. Mancala games play a role in many African and some Asian societies comparable to that of chess in the West, or the game of Go in Eastern Asia...
game played in the Lango region of UgandaUgandaUganda , officially the Republic of Uganda, is a landlocked country in East Africa. Uganda is also known as the "Pearl of Africa". It is bordered on the east by Kenya, on the north by South Sudan, on the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, on the southwest by Rwanda, and on the south by...