Definition of Jura. Meaning of Jura. Synonyms of Jura

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Definition of Jura

Jura
Jura Ju"ra, n. [F. & L.] 1. A range of mountains between France and Switzerland. 2. (Geol.) The Jurassic period. See Jurassic.
Jura
Jurassic Ju*ras"sic, a. (Geol.) Of the age of the middle Mesozoic, including, as divided in England and Europe, the Lias, O["o]lite, and Wealden; -- named from certain rocks of the Jura mountains. -- n. The Jurassic period or formation; -- called also the Jura.

Meaning of Jura from wikipedia

- Look up Jura or jura in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Jura may refer to: Jura, Scotland, island of the Inner Hebrides off Great Britain Jūra, river...
- The Jura Mountains (/ˈdʒʊərə, ˈʒʊərə/ JOOR-ə, Z****-ə) are a sub-alpine mountain range a short distance north of the Western Alps and mainly demarcate...
- Republic and Canton of Jura (officially in French: République et Canton du Jura), less formally the Canton of Jura or Canton Jura (/ˈ(d)ʒʊərə/ JOOR-ə, Z****-ə;...
- The Jūra is a river in Lithuania and a right tributary of the Nemunas (Neman). It mostly follows a meandering and natural course, although two concrete...
- The so-called Table Jura or Plateau Jura (German: Tafeljura; French: le Jura tabulaire) is the northeastern extension of the Jura Mountains. It stands...
- Jura (/ˈ(d)ʒʊərə/ JOOR-ə, Z****-ə, French: [ʒyʁa] )[needs Arpitan IPA] is a department in the eastern French region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. The department...
- Jura (/ˈdʒʊərə/ JOOR-ə; Scottish Gaelic: Diùra) is an island in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland, adjacent to and northeast of Islay. With an area of 36...
- The Swabian Jura (German: Schwäbische Alb [ˈʃvɛːbɪʃə ˈʔalp] , more rarely Schwäbischer Jura [ˈʃvɛːbɪʃɐ ˈjuːʁa] ), sometimes also named Swabian Alps in...
- The Bruno Jura Hound is a breed of scenthound from the Jura Mountains on the French-Swiss border. The Bruno Jura Hound is a medium-sized hound; it is usually...
- Jura separatism (French: séparatisme jur****ien) is a regionalist autonomist movement in the Bernese Jura of Switzerland. The "Jura question" (French: question...