Angora

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Angora was the name of the city of Ankara and the surrounding Ankara Province (vilayet) in Turkey and the Ottoman Empire prior to 1930.

This city lent its name to several breeds of animals:

A breed of cat; see Angora cat
A breed of goat; see Angora goat
A breed of rabbit; see Angora rabbit

Angora also refers to the hair of either the Angora goat or the Angora rabbit, or the fabric made from Angora rabbit; see Angora wool. (Fabric made from angora goat is mohair.)

Angora is also the name of several communities in the United States:

Angora, Colorado
Angora Township, Minnesota
Angora, Nebraska
Angora, Oregon

Angora is also a Polish language weekly press review published in Warsaw, Dortmund, Chicago, Toronto and New York.

Angora should not be confused with Agora.

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