Jura

Signification (English)

1. Jura (a department of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France)
2. Jura (a canton of Switzerland)
3. Jura (an island in the Inner Hebrides, Scotland)
4. Jura (a mountain range in France and Switzerland)

Synonyms

le canton du Jura

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ʒy.ʁa/

Étymologie (English)

From Vulgar Latin *iuris, a Latinized form of Gaulish *iuris (“wooded mountain”), commonly derived from Proto-Celtic *yor- (“forest”), but this remains speculative, as cognates of this Celtic root remain lacking. More at Jura.

Phrases

Il a passé les vingt dernières années dans sa maison dans le Jura français .

He has spent the last twenty years in his house in the French Jura.