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[ nah-rah ] / nɑˈrɑ /
nouna city on S Honshu, in central Japan: chief Buddhist center of ancient Japan; first capital of Japan a.d. 710–84. a period of Japanese history, a.d. 710–784, characterized by the adoption of Chinese culture and forms of government. Words nearby NaraNaprosyn, naproxen, Napster, napsylate, naptime, Nara, Naraka, Narayan, Narayanganj, Narbada, Narbonne Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for NaraNow we paralleled the river, beyond whose far edge grew many slender-trunked nara trees; apparently they were Japanese oaks. Japan's Nuclear Ghost Towns|William T. Vollmann|May 2, 2011|DAILY BEAST The Nara statues on Park Avenue are meant to be as accessible as a pretty towel. Little Gimmicks Fund Big Exhibits|W.M. Akers|September 22, 2010|DAILY BEAST One guards the Park Avenue Armory, which just wrapped up a Nara show, and the other the Asia Society, which just opened one. Little Gimmicks Fund Big Exhibits|W.M. Akers|September 22, 2010|DAILY BEAST This and the museum at Nara contain the very best collections of early Japanese statuary. Travels in the Far East|Ellen Mary Hayes Peck
Therefore, in the Nara epoch, the principle of private ownership of land began to be recognized. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 15, Slice 3|Various A glass vase about a foot high is preserved at Nara in Japan, and is alleged to have been placed there in the 8th century. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 1|Various The heroic Arjuna, with mighty arms, is the god incarnate styled Nara. The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa Bk. 3 Pt. 2|Translated by Kisari Mohan Ganguli In the Hei-an epoch were accentuated the virtues and vices of the Nara epoch.
British Dictionary definitions for Nara
nouna city in central Japan, on S Honshu: the first permanent capital of Japan (710–784). Pop: 364 411 (2002 est) 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 |