jura

¹ American  

[joor-uh, yoo-rah] / ˈdʒʊər ə, ˈyu 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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Example Sentences

Diva potens nemorum, terror sylvestribus apris; Cui licet amfractus ire per æthereos, Infernasque domos; terrestria jura resolve, Et dic quas terras nos habitare velis?

From Old English Chronicles by Various

The anti-clerical and anti-theological animus is already strong; the attitude dantis jura Catonis is arranged; the jura themselves, if not actually graven and tabulated, can be seen coming with very little difficulty.

From Matthew Arnold by Saintsbury, George

Hanc etiam, ut perhibent, sese formabat ad artem, Cùm domito Fabius Dictator ab hoste redibat: Non veritus, medio dederat qui jura Senatu, Ferre idem arboribusque suis, terræque colendæ, Victricesque manus ruri præstare serendo.

From History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume II by Dunlop, John

The last example was known in 1789, to celebrate the jura of the Prince of Asturia, afterwards the pious and exemplary Ferdinand VII.

From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 55, No. 344, June, 1844 by Various

Tanti est, jura regiæ successionis trabali lege semel fixisse.'

From The Posthumous Works of Thomas De Quincey, Vol. 2 by Japp, Alexander H. (Alexander Hay)