mura

American  

[moor-uh] / ˈmʊər ə /

noun

1. (in Japan) a village; hamlet.

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Etymology

Origin of mura

From Japanese

Example Sentences

The new protected areas span hundreds of thousands of hectares and are inhabited by thousands of people from the Mura, Tupinambá de Olivença, Pataxó, Guarani-Kaiowá, Munduruku, Pankará, and Guarani-Mbya indigenous peoples.

From BBC

Today about 35 of the 40 Mura villages in the region support the mine, won over by the company’s promises of a better future, according to the Mura Indigenous Council.

From The Wall Street Journal

Brazil Potash has invested in a local school and soccer team, and has promised to help the Mura expand income from fish farming, small-scale agriculture and handicrafts.

From The Wall Street Journal

“We don’t want this for our children,” said Aldinelson Moraes Pavão, the Mura chief of Urucurituba, adding that indigenous communities also wanted what other Brazilians want.

From The Wall Street Journal

Brazil Potash plans to mine only in areas outside the lands of Mura, the indigenous group whose territory overlaps with parts of the potash deposits.

From The Wall Street Journal