Definitions for Jura

Jura ju·ra

Spelling: [joo r-uh; Latin yoo
IPA: /ˈdʒʊər ə; Latin ˈyu rɑ/

Jura is a 4 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 11 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 14 points.

You can make 20 anagrams from letters in Jura (ajru).

Definitions for Jura

noun

  1. plural of jus.
  2. a department in E France. 1952 sq. mi. (5055 sq. km). Capital: Lons-le-Saunier.
  3. Jura Mountains.
  4. a right.
  5. law as a system or in the abstract.
  6. juice; gravy.

Origin of Jura

From the Latin word jūs law, right

Examples for Jura

jura derived its name from the red deer which once abounded on it.

We rode, that first afternoon, to Cezenat, on the slopes of the jura.

Growers such as Pierre Overnoy and Jean-François Ganevat, in the jura, are global benchmarks.

It is most frequent in the districts about the Engadine and in the jura Mountains.

At Mouthe in the jura mountains, there are said to be witch-hens that frighten eagles.

Fossil remains of the Chilopoda are first met with in the jura period.

But the sun is dropping behind Ben Cruachan and the jura hills.

That is the expression current in the valleys of the jura to express a rich man.

In this conveyance they reached the jura, and entered Switzerland at Neufchatel.

In the Alps the contortions are much greater than in the jura.

Word Value for Jura
Scrable

11

Words with friends

14

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