Usually means: Gazelle species, native to Africa.
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General (12 matching dictionaries)
  1. Dorcas: Merriam-Webster
  2. Dorcas: Collins English Dictionary
  3. Dorcas, dorcas: Wordnik
  4. Dorcas: Wiktionary
  5. Dorcas: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  6. Dorcas: Infoplease Dictionary
  7. Dorcas, dorcas: Dictionary.com
  8. Dorcas: Online Etymology Dictionary
  9. Dorcas (disambiguation), Dorcas (given name), Dorcas: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  10. Dorcas: Rhymezone
  11. Dorcas: TheFreeDictionary.com
  12. Dorcas: Merriam-Webster

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Dorcas: Encyclopedia

Religion (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. Dorcas: Easton Bible
  2. Dorcas: Smith's Bible Dictionary

Slang (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. dorcas: Green’s Dictionary of Slang
  2. Dorcas: Urban Dictionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (Dorcas)

▸ noun:  A woman who is said, in the Bible, to have been restored to life by Peter.
▸ noun:  A female given name from Ancient Greek of biblical origin.
▸ noun:  A member of a Dorcas association.
▸ verb:  To do the work of a Dorcas; to make and distribute clothes to the poor.

Similar:
Doris, soiled dove, drazel, dowress, dotty, dame, dovelet, damosella, doúla, doweress, more...

Types:
Dorcas gazelle, Dorcas jackal, Dorcas hyena, Dorcas monkey, more...

Phrases:
dorcas society, dorcas gazelle, gazella dorcas, dorcas gazelles, g dorcas, more...

Adjectives:
old, little, poor, good, kindred, dead, dear, brave, vile, last, young
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Similar:
Doris, soiled dove, drazel, dowress, dotty, dame, dovelet, damosella, doúla, doweress, more...

Types:
Dorcas gazelle, Dorcas jackal, Dorcas hyena, Dorcas monkey, more...

Phrases:
dorcas society, dorcas gazelle, gazella dorcas, dorcas gazelles, g dorcas, Dorcas Hoar, Lemuel Dorcas, more...

Adjectives:
old, little, poor, good, kindred, dead, dear, brave, vile, last, young



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