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Inari

[ in-uh-ree, -ahr-ee; Finnish i-nah-ri ]

/ ˈɪn ə ri, -ɑr i; Finnish ˈɪ nɑ rɪ /

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noun

Lake, a lake in NE Finland. About 500 sq. mi. (1,295 sq. km).

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Words nearby Inari

inapt, inaptitude, inaptonym, inarch, inarguable, Inari, in arms, in arrears, inarticulate, inartificial, inartistic

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How to use Inari in a sentence

Inari, as we have already found, is often extremely benevolent.
Myths & Legends of Japan|F. Hadland (Frederick Hadland) Davis
We found Oye-San waiting for us patiently, outside at Inari, where he had expected us from the earliest morning.
An Artist's Letters From Japan|John La Farge
This procession was on its way to the great Temple of Inari, several miles distant.
Travels in the Far East|Ellen Mary Hayes Peck
There, too, is his enemy the Inari fox, who is kind of heart.
Old-World Japan|Frank Rinder

Instead of going towards the open plain, she made for the Temple of Inari Daim-yojin.
Old-World Japan|Frank Rinder