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Jura
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Appendix:Variations of "jura"
English
Pronunciation
en /ˈd͡ʒʊɹə/ GA
en /ˈd͡ʒʊəɹə/ RP
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Jura.wav Southern England
en ʊəɹə 2
Etymology 1
right|thumb|Location of Jura (department) in France (sense 2)
right|thumb|Location of Jura (canton) in Switzerland (sense 3)
From en fr Jura, perhaps of en cel origin.
Proper noun
en Q178611en A <<mountain range>> on the border of <<c/France>> and <<c/Switzerland>>, extending into <<c/Germany>> Jura Mountains.
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.
en Q3120en department r/Bourgogne-Franche-Comté c/France Lons-le-Saunier. Created 1790.
en Q12755en canton c/Switzerland Delémont. Created 1979.
en canton of Jura
en 2004 Jan Oskar Engene Terrorism in Western Europe: Explaining the Trends Since 1950 http://books.google.com.au/books?id=8VR765amvzAC&pg=PA158&dq=%22Jura%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=glmhU66LFIPe8AW_6YDoBA&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22Jura%22&f=false 158 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.
Derived terms
en Bernese Jura Franconian Jura Montes Jura Paps of Jura Polish Jura Jura-Trias
Related terms
en Jurassic
Translations
mountain range
Esperanto: eo Ĵuraso
department in France
Arabic: ar جُورَا f
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 汝拉 Rǔlā, cmn 汝拉省 Rǔlā Shěng
Dutch: nl Jura
Esperanto: eo Ĵuraso
Finnish: fi Jura
Franco-Provençal: frp Jura
French: fr Jura m
Georgian: ka იურა
German: de Jura
Italian: it Giura m
Marathi: mr जुरा
Occitan: oc Jura f
Sicilian: scn Giura m
canton in Switzerland
Arabic: ar جُورَا f
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 汝拉 Rǔlā, cmn 汝拉州 Rǔlā Zhōu
Corsican: co Ghjura m, co Giura m
Dutch: nl Jura
Esperanto: eo Ĵuraso
Finnish: fi Jura
French: fr Jura m
Georgian: ka იურა
German: de Jura
Italian: it Giura m
Macedonian: mk Јура
Marathi: mr जुरा
Polish: pl Jura f
Russian: ru Юра́ f
Sicilian: scn Giura m
Ukrainian: uk Юра́ f
French: fr Jura m (2), fr le canton du Jura m (3), fr Jura m
Italian: it Canton Giura (3)
Swedish: sv Jura (2)
See also
Jura (department)
Canton of Jura
Etymology 2
right|thumb|Jura (island) in Scotland from the air
From en gd Diùra, from en non Dýrey animal island.
Proper noun
en Q111509en An <<island>> of the <<isl/Inner Hebrides>> in <<carea/Argyll and Bute>>, <<cc/Scotland>>.
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.
Translations
island in the inner Hebrides of Scotland
Dutch: nl Jura
German: de Jura
Marathi: mr जुरा
Scots: sco Jura
Scottish Gaelic: gd Diùra
See also
Jura, Scotland
Anagrams
en ajru Raju
Catalan
Etymology
ca :bor fr:Jura
ca fr Jura.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
m
ca Jura Q12755,Q3120
Czech
cs:+
Pronunciation
Proper noun
m-an Jurka
cs dialectal cs male Jiří
Declension
cs proper noun
Further reading
French
fr:
Etymology
From fr la-vul *iuris, a Latinized form of fr cel-gau *iuris wooded mountain, commonly derived from fr cel-pro *yor- forest, but this remains speculative, as cognates of this Celtic root remain lacking. More at Jura.
Pronunciation
fr Fr-Paris--Jura.ogg Paris
fr LL-Q150 (fra)-Benoît Prieur-musée départemental d'Histoire de la Résistance et de la Déportation de l'Ain et du Haut-Jura.wav
fr LL-Q150 (fra)-GrandCelinien-Jura.wav <<France>> (<<Paris>>)
fr LL-Q150 (fra)-Poslovitch-Jura.wav <<France>> (<<Vosges>>)
fr LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-Jura.wav <<France>> (<<Lyon>>)
Proper noun
m
fr Jura Q3120,Q12755,Q178611,Q111509
Derived terms
fr Jurassien
fr jurassien
See also
References
German
de:
thumb|Kanton Jura (sense 3)
Alternative forms
de JU canton; ISO 3166-2:CH
Etymology 1
de cel cel-gau cel-pro
From de fr Jura
Pronunciation
de [ˈjuːʀaː] Germany
de De-Jura2.ogg
de [ˈjuːrɑː] Switzerland
de De-Jura.ogg Switzerland
Proper noun
m.article
de Jura Q178611
the Jurassic
de Jura Q12755
de Kanton Jura
de Jura Q3120,Q111509
Declension
m.article.sg
Derived terms
de Jurassier jurassisch
See also
de Trias
de Kreide
de Mesozoikum
Etymology 2
de la iūra, nominative plural of la iūs law, right.
Noun
np
law study
de Ich habe Jura studiert. I studied law.
Usage notes
Used generally without article and without attributive adjectives, so no gender or number applies except from an etymological view.
Often used in de Jura studieren.
Declension
np
Synonyms
law de Jurisprudenz, de Jus law Switzerland Austria, de Rechtswissenschaft, de Recht, de Rechte, de Juristerei humorous
Related terms
de Jurastudent
de Jurastudium, de Jura-Studium
de Geology Time Law
Polish
pl:+
Pronunciation
LL-Q809 (pol)-Poemat-Jura.wav jura
Etymology 1
pl :bor fr:Jura + 1
Proper noun
f
pl Jura Q3120,Q12755,Q178611,Q111509
Declension
s
Derived terms
pl noun jura
Related terms
pl adjective jurajski
Etymology 2
Proper noun
m-pr
pl m
Declension
Jurowie Jurów
Proper noun
f Jurzyna Jurzanka
pl f
Declension
Further reading
pl exonyms
Romanian
Etymology
From ro Jora. Compare uk Жура, ru Жура, pl Żura.
Proper noun
f
ro village commune/Jura r/Transnistria c/Moldova
ro commune r/Transnistria c/Moldova
Serbo-Croatian
sh:
Etymology 1
A hypocoristic form of sh Juraj.
Pronunciation
Jȕra
Proper noun
Jȕra m-an
sh male George
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Júra
Proper noun
Júra f
sh geology Jurassic, the time period from 200 to 145 million years ago
Further reading
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