Doric
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Doric may refer to:
- Doric GreekDoric GreekDoric or Dorian was a dialect of ancient Greek. Its variants were spoken in the southern and eastern Peloponnese, Crete, Rhodes, some islands in the southern Aegean Sea, some cities on the coasts of Asia Minor, Southern Italy, Sicily, Epirus and Macedon. Together with Northwest Greek, it forms the...
, the dialects of the Dorians - Doric orderDoric orderThe Doric order was one of the three orders or organizational systems of ancient Greek or classical architecture; the other two canonical orders were the Ionic and the Corinthian.-History:...
, a style of ancient Greek architecture - Doric mode, a synonym of Dorian modeDorian modeDue to historical confusion, Dorian mode or Doric mode can refer to three very different musical modes or diatonic scales, the Greek, the medieval, and the modern.- Greek Dorian mode :...
- Doric dialect (Scotland)Doric dialect (Scotland)Doric, the popular name for Mid Northern Scots or Northeast Scots, refers to the dialects of Scots spoken in the northeast of Scotland.-Nomenclature:...
- Doric ClubDoric ClubThe Doric Club was an association of Loyals set up in Lower Canada by Adam Thom, a lawyer and journalist, in March 1836. A noted opponent of the Patriotes, the group was both a social club and a paramilitary organization...
, a paramilitary organization which fought against the Lower Canada Rebellion - Doric OrganDoric OrganThe Doric Transistorized Organ is a model of combo organ produced in Italy in the 1960s. Doric organs were also sold under the brand name Ekosonic and were marketed as being the "lightest on the market" at 40 pounds...
, a 1960s Combo organ produced in Italy - SS Doric (1883)SS Doric (1883)SS Doric was a British ocean liner operated by White Star Line.The ship was constructed by Harland and Wolff in Belfast and was launched in 1883. Doric was the sister ship to both the Coptic and the Ionic. Each of the three vessels were constructed of steel, a first for the ship building company,...
, a British ocean liner operated by White Star Line - SS Doric (1923)SS Doric (1923)SS Doric was a British ocean liner operated by White Star Line.Doric was White Star's second and last turbine-propelled ship. The vessel was constructed by Harland and Wolff in Belfast and was launched in 1922. Her passenger capacity was 600 in cabin class plus 1,700 3rd. class, with a crew of 350....
, another ship operated by White Star Line