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tara
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What does tara mean?
interjection
- (informal) Goodbye.
noun
- A small silver coin current in South India at the time of the arrival of the Portuguese.
- A plant native to Peru, the spiny holdback, Tara spinosa
More meanings (21)
proper noun
- An Irish place name, associated with the Hill of Tara, seat of ancient Irish kings.
- A small settlement in County Meath, Ireland, near the Hill of Tara (Irish grid ref N 9458)
- A female given name transferred from the place name, of 20th century and later usage.
- A male given name.
- A community in Arran-Elderslie municipality, Bruce County, Ontario, Canada.
- An unincorporated community in Manatee County, Florida, United States.
- A township in Swift County, Minnesota, United States.
- A township in Traverse County, Minnesota.
- A locality in the Temora council area, central New South Wales, Australia.
- A town in the Western Downs Region, Queensland, Australia.
- One of the Mahavidyas.
- The wife of Brihaspati, guru and priest of the Devas.
- A female Buddha typically associated with Buddhist tantra practice as preserved in Tibetan Buddhism. She is the "mother of liberation", and represents the virtues of success in work and achievements.
- A female given name from Sanskrit.
- A surname.
- A barangay of Bolinao, Pangasinan, Philippines.
- A barangay of Coron, Palawan, Philippines.
- A barangay of Sipocot, Camarines Sur, Philippines.
- A barangay of Mabinay, Negros Oriental, Philippines.
- A transliteration of the Persian female given name تارا (târâ).
noun
- (rare) The tern.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈtɛɹə/
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Beyond this stream were rolling hills, and scrub country, the hint of blue peaks and illimitable distances falling away to the unknown Tara Desert and the sea.
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That must have been very long ago.) In a description of Tamar or Tara Hall, formerly the residence of the Monarch of Ireland--it stood on a beautiful hill in the county of Meath during the Pagan ages--lately discovered in the Seabright Collection, Fidche-allaigh, or chess-players, appear amongst the officers of the household.