/dawr"is, dohr"-, dor"-/ , n.
1. an ancient region in central Greece: the earliest home of the Dorians.
2. a region in SW Asia Minor, on the coast of Caria: Dorian settlements.
/dawr"is, dohr"-, dor"-/ , n.
1. Class. Myth. the wife of Nereus and mother of the Nereids.
2. a female given name: from a Greek word meaning "bountiful."