Nara

[ nah-rah ]

/ nɑˈrɑ /

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noun

a city on S Honshu, in central Japan: chief Buddhist center of ancient Japan; first capital of Japan a.d. 710–84.

a period of Japanese history, a.d. 710–784, characterized by the adoption of Chinese culture and forms of government.

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How to use Nara in a sentence

Now we paralleled the river, beyond whose far edge grew many slender-trunked nara trees; apparently they were Japanese oaks.
Japan's Nuclear Ghost Towns|William T. Vollmann|May 2, 2011|DAILY BEAST
The Nara statues on Park Avenue are meant to be as accessible as a pretty towel.
Little Gimmicks Fund Big Exhibits|W.M. Akers|September 22, 2010|DAILY BEAST
One guards the Park Avenue Armory, which just wrapped up a Nara show, and the other the Asia Society, which just opened one.
Little Gimmicks Fund Big Exhibits|W.M. Akers|September 22, 2010|DAILY BEAST
The next moment Nara Singh had called off his soldiers and retreated at a gallop over the plain.
Akbar|P. A. S. van Limburg-Brouwer

We are the Rishis Nara and Narayana born in the world of men for a special purpose.
Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa Bk. 3 Pt. 1|Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa
Thou wert in thy former life a Rishi of immeasurable soul, known as Nara of great might.
Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa Bk. 3 Pt. 1|Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa
In the Hei-an epoch were accentuated the virtues and vices of the Nara epoch.
Japan|Various
Most of them are old, one at Nara having been built about the year 700.
The Old World and Its Ways|William Jennings Bryan

British Dictionary definitions for Nara

Nara

/ (ˈnɑːrə) /

noun

a city in central Japan, on S Honshu: the first permanent capital of Japan (710–784). Pop: 364 411 (2002 est)

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