Horo may refer to:
Places
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Horo (woreda) Horo is one of the Aanaas in the Oromia of Ethiopia. It was part of former Jimma Horo woreda. It is part of the Horo Gudru Welega Zone. The administrative center is Sekela. Horo location in angle
Demographics
The 2007 national census reported a ...
, a woreda in Ethiopia
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Horo (Eswatini) Horo may refer to: Places
*Horo (woreda), a woreda in Ethiopia
*Horo (Eswatini), a village in Eswatini
People
*Justin Horo, New Zealand Rugby League player, son of Mark Horo
*Mark Horo, New Zealand rugby league footballer, father of Justin Horo
*Sh ...
, a village in
Eswatini
Eswatini ( ; ss, eSwatini ), officially the Kingdom of Eswatini and formerly named Swaziland ( ; officially renamed in 2018), is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. It is bordered by Mozambique to its northeast and South Africa to its no ...
People
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Justin Horo
Justin Horo (born 7 September 1986) is a New Zealand professional rugby league footballer who last played as a er and for Wakefield Trinity in the Super League. He previously played for the Parramatta Eels and the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles i ...
, New Zealand Rugby League player, son of
Mark Horo
Mark Gregory Horo (born 27 March 1963) is a New Zealand rugby league coach and former footballer who played in the 1980s and 1990s. A New Zealand national rugby league team, New Zealand international representative, he played club football in N ...
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Mark Horo
Mark Gregory Horo (born 27 March 1963) is a New Zealand rugby league coach and former footballer who played in the 1980s and 1990s. A New Zealand national rugby league team, New Zealand international representative, he played club football in N ...
, New Zealand rugby league footballer, father of Justin Horo
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Shane Horo
Shane Horo is a New Zealand rugby league player who represented New Zealand in the 1988 World Cup. His brother, Mark, was also a New Zealand international and his nephew, Justin, currently plays in the NRL.
Playing career
Horo originally played ...
, former New Zealand Rugby League player, brother of
Mark Horo
Mark Gregory Horo (born 27 March 1963) is a New Zealand rugby league coach and former footballer who played in the 1980s and 1990s. A New Zealand national rugby league team, New Zealand international representative, he played club football in N ...
* Horo is also a surname in
Munda community of
Jharkhand
Jharkhand (; ; ) is a state in eastern India. The state shares its border with the states of West Bengal to the east, Chhattisgarh to the west, Uttar Pradesh to the northwest, Bihar to the north and Odisha to the south. It has an area of . It ...
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India
India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...
* Holo (alternatively
romanized
Romanization or romanisation, in linguistics, is the conversion of text from a different writing system to the Roman (Latin) script, or a system for doing so. Methods of romanization include transliteration, for representing written text, and ...
as "Horo"), the main character in the light novel, manga and anime series ''
Spice and Wolf
is a Japanese light novel series written by Isuna Hasekura, with illustrations by JÅ« Ayakura. ASCII Media Works has published 23 novels since February 2006 under their Dengeki Bunko imprint. ASCII Media Works reported that as of Octo ...
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Other
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Horo (cloak)
A was a type of cloak or garment attached to the back of the armour worn by samurai on the battlefields of feudal Japan.
Description
A ''horo'' was around 1.8 m (6 ft) long and made from several strips of cloth sewn together with a f ...
, stiffened cloaks worn by messengers and bodyguards on the battlefields of feudal Japan
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Horo (dance)
Hora, also known as horo and oro, is a type of circle dance originating in Jewish communities and the Balkans but also found in other countries.
Etymology
The name, spelled differently in various countries, is derived from the Greek ('' khorà ...
, a Bulgarian folk dance
See also
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Khoro (disambiguation)
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Horus
Horus or Heru, Hor, Har in Ancient Egyptian, is one of the most significant ancient Egyptian deities who served many functions, most notably as god of kingship and the sky. He was worshipped from at least the late prehistoric Egypt until the P ...
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