Jura
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Jura¹
- /ˈd͡ʒʊɹə/ US
- /ˈd͡ʒʊəɹə/ UK
Rhymes with -ʊəɹə
Where it comes from
From French Jura, perhaps of Celtic origin.
proper noun
- A mountain range on the border of France and Switzerland, extending into Germany; in full, Jura Mountains. Occasionally, a sigh of mountain air came from the distant Jura, fading along the plain.
- A department of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France. Capital: Lons-le-Saunier.
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A canton of Switzerland. Capital: Delémont.
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.
Similar: canton of Jura
Jura²
- /ˈd͡ʒʊɹə/ US
- /ˈd͡ʒʊəɹə/ UK
Rhymes with -ʊəɹə
Where it comes from
From Scottish Gaelic Diùra, from Old Norse Dýrey (literally “animal island”).
proper noun
- An island of the Inner Hebrides in Argyll and Bute council area, 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.
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Talk about this word "Jura." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/jura. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Jura. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/jura "Jura." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/jura.Cite this
@misc{jura_2026,
title = {Jura},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/jura},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
