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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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"I don't know if I'm shy. I think I'm socially inept," she recently told Canadian DJ Tara Sloane.

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Her fellow A-level student Tara said she was "really thankful" to have done her AS exams.

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Rose's girlfriend Tara Knaggs, 25, who had been on the phone to him throughout the pursuit, was jailed for three years after being found guilty of assisting an offender.

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On Monday the group's Tara Cunningham told BBC News NI that Bailey had gone "straight from a family home whose circumstances meant they could no longer keep him" and he went straight to the prison.

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Speaking about his upcoming quarter-final, Djokovic said his daughter Tara was displeased it will take place on the same day as her birthday.

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