Meanings
Jura1
- A mountain range on the border of France and Switzerland, extending into Germany; in full, Jura Mountains.
1862, Author not identified, The Fir-Tree of the Jura, The Fir-Tree of the Jura and Other Stories, Oliphants Juvenile Series, page 7, On one of the western slopes of the Jura, looking towards France, stood the feudal mansion of Grammont.
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Occasionally, a sigh of mountain air came from the distant Jura, fading along the plain.
1846 October 1 – 1848 April 1, Charles Dickens, Dombey and Son, London: Bradbury and Evans, […], published 1848, →OCLC - A department of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France. Capital: Lons-le-Saunier.First known use Created 1790.
- A canton of Switzerland. Capital: Delémont.First known use Created 1979.
This parallel is the Jura conflict. While the cantonal structure in Switzerland largely follows linguistic lines, the predominantly French-speaking Jura had for a long time until recently been a part of the German-speaking canton of Bern.
2004, Jan Oskar Engene, Terrorism in Western Europe: Explaining the Trends Since 1950, page 158Synonyms: canton of Jura
Jura2
- An island of the Inner Hebrides in Argyll and Bute council area, Scotland.
1839, Jura, entry in Thomas Curtis (editor), The London Encyclopaedia, page 275, Between the north end of Jura and the small isle of Skarba there is a famous whirlpool, called Cory-vrekan, from Brecan, son of a king of Denmark, who perished in this gulph.
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounA canton of Switzerland. Capital: Delémont.
Origin
Jura · proper noun
- Celtic
- FrenchJura
- EnglishJura
From French Jura, perhaps of Celtic origin.
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- Old NorseDýrey
- Scottish GaelicDiùra
- EnglishJura
From Scottish Gaelic Diùra, from Old Norse Dýrey (literally “animal island”).
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Arabic جُورَا, جُورَا
- جُورَا (jūrā)department in France
- جُورَا (jūrā)canton in Switzerland
Chinese Mandarin 汝拉, 汝拉省
- 汝拉 (Rǔlā)department in France
- 汝拉省 (Rǔlā Shěng)department in France
- 汝拉 (Rǔlā)canton in Switzerland
- 汝拉州 (Rǔlā Zhōu)canton in Switzerland
Dutch Jura, Jura
- Juradepartment in France
- Juracanton in Switzerland
- Juraisland in the inner Hebrides of Scotland
Esperanto Ĵuraso, Ĵuraso
- Ĵurasomountain range
- Ĵurasodepartment in France
- Ĵurasocanton in Switzerland
Finnish Jura, Jura
- Juradepartment in France
- Juracanton in Switzerland
French Jura, Jura
- Juradepartment in France
- Juracanton in Switzerland
German Jura, Jura
- Juradepartment in France
- Juracanton in Switzerland
- Juraisland in the inner Hebrides of Scotland
Italian Giura, Giura
- Giuradepartment in France
- Giuracanton in Switzerland
Polish Jura
- Juracanton in Switzerland
Russian Юра́
- Юра́ (Jurá)canton in Switzerland
Scottish Gaelic Diùra
- Diùraisland in the inner Hebrides of Scotland
Ukrainian Юра́
- Юра́ (Jurá)canton in Switzerland
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Cite this entry
Jura. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Jura
“Jura.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Jura. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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