ю́ра — meaning in English

English meaning

• Jura name A mountain range and department in France and Switzerland, also the name of a Scottish island in the Inner Hebrides.
• Jurassic adj Relating to the geological period from about 201 to 145 million years ago, when dinosaurs dominated the Earth.

Senses

ю́ра is used for these senses in English:

• Jura A mountain range on the border of France and Switzerland, extending into Germany; in full, Jura Mountains.
• Jurassic (geology, paleontology) The period from 201.3±0.2 to 145 million years ago, after the Triassic and before the Cretaceous; the geologic systems of this period.

Jurassic — full definition

1. adj Relating to the geological period from about 201 to 145 million years ago, when dinosaurs dominated the Earth.
2. adj Informally, extremely old-fashioned or outdated.

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