Words that rhyme with decordova

n 1: rich Middle Eastern cake made of thin layers of flaky pastry filled with nuts and honey

n 1: a star that ejects some of its material in the form of a cloud and become more luminous in the process

n 1: a star that explodes and becomes extremely luminous in the process

n 1: a seaport in northwestern Italy; provincial capital of Liguria [syn: Genoa, Genova]

n 1: United States tennis player (born in Czechoslovakia) who won nine Wimbledon women's singles championships (born in 1956) [syn: Navratilova, Martina Navratilova]

n 1: Spanish explorer who discovered Yucatan (1475-1526) [syn: Cordoba, Francisco Fernandez Cordoba, Cordova, Francisco Fernandez de Cordova] 2: a city in southern Spain; center of Moorish culture [syn: Cordoba, Cordova] 3: a city in central Argentina; site of a university founded in 1613 [syn: Cordoba, Cordova]

n 1: a name for the God of the Old Testament as transliterated from the Hebrew consonants YHVH [syn: Yahweh, YHWH, Yahwe, Yahveh, YHVH, Yahve, Wahvey, Jahvey, Jahweh, Jehovah, JHVH] 2: terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God [syn: Godhead, Lord, Creator, Maker, Divine, God Almighty, Almighty, Jehovah]

n 1: a landlocked republic in eastern Europe; formerly a European soviet but achieved independence in 1991 [syn: Moldova, Republic of Moldova, Moldavia]

n 1: a port city in northwestern Germany; formerly a member of the Hanseatic League [syn: Hannover, Hanover] 2: the English royal house that reigned from 1714 to 1901 (from George I to Victoria) [syn: Hanover, House of Hanover, Hanoverian line]

n 1: a fictional Englishman who travels to the imaginary land of Lilliput in a satirical novel by Jonathan Swift

n 1: an ancient Assyrian city on the Tigris across from the modern city of Mosul in the northern part of what is now known as Iraq

n 1: United States jazz musician who influenced the style of Louis Armstrong (1885-1938) [syn: Oliver, Joseph Oliver, King Oliver]