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nara
/ˈnɑɹə/
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What does nara mean?
noun
- Alternative form of naras.
proper noun
- A prefecture of Japan.
- The capital city of Nara Prefecture, Japan.
More meanings (1)
proper noun
- Initialism of National Archives and Records Administration.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈnɑɹə/
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Till a house is raised there is no house, and there is no hill till the Nara or Omnipotent says Arise.
A more lasting style, employing brick and stone, would have rendered migrations impracticable, as indeed they became when the more stable and massive wooden construction of China was adopted by us after the Nara period.