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  • Ara
    Ara
    noun
    the Altar, a southern constellation between Triangulum Australe and Scorpius.
  • ARA
    ARA
    Agricultural Research Administration.
  • A.R.A.
    A.R.A.
    abbreviation
    American Railway Association.

Ara

1 American  
[ay-ruh, air-uh] / ˈeɪ rə, ˈɛər ə /

noun

Astronomy.
  • Arae
    genitive
  1. the Altar, a southern constellation between Triangulum Australe and Scorpius.


ARA 2 American  
  1. Agricultural Research Administration.


A.R.A. 3 American  

abbreviation

  1. American Railway Association.

  2. Associate of the Royal Academy.


ARA 1 British  

abbreviation

  1. Associate of the Royal Academy

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Ara 2 British  
/ ˈɑːrə /

noun

  1. a constellation in the S hemisphere near Scorpius

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of Ara

From the Latin word āra altar

Example Sentences

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Ara Partners would own 19.9% of Energy Fuels following the closing of the Vac transaction and Energy Fuels’ planned acquisition of Australian Strategic Materials.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 23, 2026

Developers and enterprises like using Cursor because of its cost-effective AI product, according to Ara Kharazian, lead economist at Ramp, a financial-technology company tracking how businesses spend on AI.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 19, 2026

Beyond Netflix’s big bet on the World Cup slate, it’s not hard to get Ramos and Ara to make further wagers on this year’s tournament.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 28, 2026

“Four teams have huge chances to win: Spain, France, Argentina and Brazil,” says Ara.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 28, 2026

In the Church of Ara Coeli 142 42.

From Rome by Hope Malleson

And the ARA points to an average loss of 15% in wages for those who leave the workforce early to become caregivers.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 14, 2026

“It must be refined from specific feedstocks at specific units and delivered into a hub network — ARA, Singapore, Gulf — where inventory…is already below seasonal norms.”

From Barron's ● May 4, 2026

Russian gasoil can still arrive in ARA storage tanks in December, but it must be moved to other tanks from which no delivery can be made, according to ICE.

From Reuters ● Nov. 21, 2022

Under the ARA, these families are receiving $3,000 per child and $3,600 for every child under the age of six.

From Salon ● Nov. 14, 2021

Page 6: Spaced out the OE ligature in ARA COELI.

From A Catalogue of Books Published by Methuen and Co., October 1909 by Methuen & Co.

When our mission was completed, the entire A.R.A. staff was given a banquet in the Kremlin at which we were told that we had saved 20 million lives.

From Time Magazine Archive

This year, with 60 hospitals, 200 schools and colleges and nearly 40% of the top 500 U.S. industrial corporations among his customers, A.R.A.

From Time Magazine Archive

Bodley began contributing to the Royal Academy in 1854, and in 1881 was elected A.R.A., becoming R.A. in 1902.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 1 "Bisharin" to "Bohea" by Various

In this spacious, well-lit studio, worked Philip Grantham, A.R.A.

From Woman and Artist by Max O'Rell

He was made A.R.A. in 1878, and produced soon afterwards the statue of Carlyle on the Thames embankment at Chelsea.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 1 "Bisharin" to "Bohea" by Various

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