Porus
Proper noun
Meaning
Porus
A village in Manchester parish, Jamaica.
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Examples
After that victory he was sent by Alexander in pursuit of Porus, to whom he was charged to offer favourable terms, but narrowly escaped losing his life at the hands of his old enemy.
This river thus marks the easternmost extent of Alexander's conquests.sfn As for the Macedonians, however, their struggle with Porus blunted their courage and stayed their further advance into India.
The Punjab, or Land of the “Five Rivers”, was first known to western nations as the kingdom of King Porus.