'Angora' is a word borrowed from Turkish 'Angora'. The word entered the English language some time around 1819.
angora [noun] [1819]
- any of a breed of cats having a long graceful body and silky medium-length hair with no undercoat
- a long-haired domestic cat
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Etymology: (Ankara), Turkey
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