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  plural of jus.
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  a department in E France. 1,952 sq. mi. (5,055 sq. km). Lons-le-Saunier.

jura

¹ American  

[joor-uh, yoo-rah] / ˈdʒʊər ə, ˈju rɑ /

noun

1. plural of jus.

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Jura ² American  

[joor-uh, zhy-ra] / ˈdʒʊər ə, ʒüˈra /

noun

1. a department in E France. 1,952 sq. mi. (5,055 sq. km). Lons-le-Saunier.

2. Jura Mountains.

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Jura ¹ British  

/ ˈdʒʊərə /

noun

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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jura ² British  

/ ˈdʒʊərə /

noun

1. the plural of jus 1

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Durham was the solitary surviving instance in England of the county palatinate, so called because the rulers had in their counties jura regalia as fully as the king had in his palace.

From England in America, 1580-1652 by Tyler, Lyon Gardiner

The power of chartering corporations belonged also to subjects who had jura regalia, e.g. the bishops of Durham granted a charter of incorporation to the city of Durham in 1565, 1602 and 1780.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 4 "Coquelin" to "Costume" by Various

The Crown also reserved in most cases its jura regalia or regalitates, such as mines and minerals, lands for military or defensive purposes, oak timber and masts for the building of the royal ships.

From Lord Elgin by Bourinot, John George, Sir

Nowhere else throughout Scotland could a subject of the King exercise jura regalia.

From Chronicles of Strathearn by Macdougall, W. B.

I pray write me some instructions in your next, how I may deale with him to ouermaster him for I am readie to take paines, te modo jura dantem indigeo, dictatorem exposco.

From Thomas Hariot, the Mathematician, the Philosopher and the Scholar by Stevens, Henry

And on 10 October 2018 he invested in a Jura Z8 fully automatic bean to cup coffee machine, which cost £2,595.

From BBC ● May 25, 2026

Then on 1 February 2017 he used £1,865.75 of party money on a Jura bean to coffee machine.

From BBC ● May 25, 2026

Many were found in caves in the Swabian Jura region of southwestern Germany.

From Science Daily ● Feb. 25, 2026

Despite the hype, eyewear maker Henry Jullien has struggled in a declining French industry that was established in the eastern Jura region in the late 1700s, facing competition from far cheaper Asian manufacturers.

From Barron's ● Jan. 30, 2026

Jurassic refers to the Jura Mountains on the border of France and Switzerland.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson