laura

¹

[ lahv-rah; English lah-vruh ]

noun

, Greek Orthodox Church.

1. a monastery consisting formerly of a group of cells or huts for monks who met together for meals and worship.

Laura

²

[ lawr-uh ]

noun

1. a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “laurel.”

Word History and Origins

Origin of laura¹

1720–30; < Medieval Greek laúra ( Greek: lane, passage)

Example Sentences

“We’re putting forth alternatives that establish a robust and fair framework for a basin-wide agreement,” said Laura Daniel-Davis, acting deputy Interior secretary.

From Los Angeles Times

Laura Van Broekhoven, who is the director of the Pitt Rivers Museum in Oxford, said she was "outraged" at the auction and praised the decision to remove the remains from sale.

From BBC

On an indoor hard court which suits her skillset, Boulter used her punishing first serve and pacy forehand to cruise past Germany's Laura Siegemund and Canada's Leylah Fernandez.

From BBC

It means there are first senior international call-ups for Manchester City midfielder Laura Blindkilde Brown and Leicester City's Ruby Mace, who progress from the Under-23s.

From BBC

"Epigenetics tells a cell what kind of cell it is and what it should do," says Laura Hinte, a doctoral student in the group led by Ferdinand von Meyenn, Professor of Nutrition and Metabolic Epigenetics.

From Science Daily