jura
/ˈd͡ʒʊɹə/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.58 in modern English
11
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
A mountain range on the border of France and Switzerland, extending into Germany; in full, Jura Mountains.
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A department of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France. Capital: Lons-le-Saunier.
name
A canton of Switzerland. Capital: Delémont.
name
An island of the Inner Hebrides in Argyll and Bute council area, Scotland.
Example Sentences
- "Occasionally, a sigh of mountain air came from the distant Jura, fading along the plain."
- "1862, Author not identified, The Fir-Tree of the Jura, The Fir-Tree of the Jura and Other Stories, Oliphants Juvenile Series, page 7, On one of the western slopes of the Jura, looking towards France, stood the feudal mansion of Grammont."
- "This parallel is the Jura conflict. While the cantonal structure in Switzerland largely follows linguistic lines, the predominantly French-speaking Jura had for a long time until recently been a part of the German-speaking canton of Bern."
- "1839, Jura, entry in Thomas Curtis (editor), The London Encyclopaedia, page 275, Between the north end of Jura and the small isle of Skarba there is a famous whirlpool, called Cory-vrekan, from Brecan, son of a king of Denmark, who perished in this gulph."
Etymology
Origin
- Source language: French
Word Breakdown
- Root: Jura, Diùra, Dýrey
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈd͡ʒʊɹə/
- British English: /ˈd͡ʒʊəɹə/
Phrases
Frequently Paired Words
Synonyms
canton of Jura