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# nara

noun, proper name (Nara)

«nara» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (a name) Nara is a city in Japan that was once the capital; it is famous for its old temples and the tame deer that walk freely in Nara Park and bow to visitors. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nara/#m1)
2. (a name) NARA is short for the National Archives and Records Administration of the USA, which keeps important government papers. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nara/#m2)
3. The nara is also a spiky melon plant that grows in the deserts of Namibia. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nara/#m3)

### In the lessons

In geography lessons about Japan and in culture stories about temples and deer. Not an ordinary English word. Phrases: «Nara Park», «Nara deer».

### Examples

- In Nara, deer walk around the park. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nara/#x1)
- The deer in Nara bow for special crackers. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nara/#x2)
- Nara has a giant bronze Buddha. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nara/#x3)
- Nara was the capital of Japan long ago. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nara/#x4)
- We watched a video of the Nara deer. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nara/#x5)
- NARA keeps the Declaration of Independence in Washington. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nara/#x6)
- The nara melon grows in the Namib desert. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nara/#x7)
- Our pen pal visited Nara on a school trip. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nara/#x8)
- Many, many years ago there lived in Nara, the ancient Capital of Japan, a wise State minister, by name Prince Toyonari Fujiwara. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nara/#x9)

### Note

Usually capital N as a place name; NARA in capitals for the US archives. Say «NAH-rah». Not an English word by itself.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «nara» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nara/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«nara» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/nara.html) on Mova free.