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Jura

/ˈd͡ʒʊɹə/ · name

Meaning

  1. A department of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France. Capital: Lons-le-Saunier.
  2. An island of the Inner Hebrides in Argyll and Bute council area, Scotland.
  3. A canton of Switzerland. Capital: Delémont.
  4. A mountain range on the border of France and Switzerland, extending into Germany; in full, Jura Mountains.

Etymology / origin

From French Jura, perhaps of Celtic origin.

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