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Tara

[tar-uh]

noun

  1. a village in the NE Republic of Ireland, NW of Dublin: home of the ancient Irish kings Hill of Tara.



Tara

1

/ ˈtærə, ˈtɑːrə /

noun

  1. a village in Co Meath near Dublin, by the Hill of Tara , the historic seat of the ancient Irish kings

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

tara

2

/ ˈtɑːrɑː /

noun

  1. another name for white-fronted tern

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Tara1

Māori
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Example Sentences

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The women supported by Tara are extremely vulnerable.

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“Tara is recovering and asks for privacy during this traumatic time,” the rep said in a statement published by E!

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“The essay questions follow the times,” said Tara Dowling, an independent educational consultant.

Prof Tara Spires-Jones, director of the centre for discovery brain sciences at the University of Edinburgh, said: "This is a very cool study highlighting how much our brains change over our lifetimes."

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The floating Tara Polar Station, which will start surveying the Arctic next year, will not scan Russian waters due to the tense geopolitical situation, the director of the foundation behind the project told AFP Wednesday.

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