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 [joor-uh; Lat. yoo-rah]  

ju·ra

   [joor-uh; Lat. yoo-rah]
noun
plural of jus.
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Ju·ra

   [joor-uh; Fr. zhy-ra]
noun
1.
a department in E France. 238,856; 1952 sq. mi. (5055 sq. km). Capital: Lons-le-Saunier.
2.
Jura Mountains.

jus

   [juhs; Lat. yoos]
noun, plural ju·ra  [joor-uh; Lat. yoo-rah] . Law.
1.
a right.
2.
law as a system or in the abstract.
Origin:
< Latin jūs law, right

jus

   [zhy; Eng. zhoos, joos]
noun French.
juice; gravy.
Compare au jus.
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jura (ˈdʒʊərə)
 
—n
the plural of jus

Jura (ˈdʒʊərə)
 
—n
1.  a department of E France, in Franche-Comté region. Capital: Lons-le-Saunier. Pop: 253 309 (2003 est)). Area: 5055 sq km (1971 sq miles)
2.  a canton of Switzerland, bordering the French frontier: formed in 1979 from part of Bern. Capital: Delémont. Pop: 69 200 (2002 est). Area: 838 sq km (323 sq miles)
3.  an island off the W coast of Scotland, in the Inner Hebrides, separated from the mainland by the Sound of Jura. Pop: 200 (2004 est). Area: 381 sq km (147 sq miles)
4.  a mountain range in W central Europe, between the Rivers Rhine and Rhône: mostly in E France, extending into W Switzerland
5.  a range of mountains in the NE quadrant of the moon lying on the N border of the Mare Imbrium

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