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Jura

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Jura, France, Switzerland, UK 1. France: a department in Franche‐Comté taking its name from the Jura Mountains.2. Switzerland: a French‐speaking canton established in 1979 whose name means ‘Forested Mountain’ from the Gaulish jor or juria. The discovery of fossils in the Jura Mountains gave rise to the geologic time from c.215 to 145 million years ago known as the Jurassic Period.3. UK (Scotland): formerly Doirad Eilinn ‘Doirad's Island’ and Dure. An island in the Inner Hebrides with its present name an abbreviation of its original name meaning ‘Deer Island’ from the Old Scandinavian dýr ‘deer’ and ey.

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Jura Mountains

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Jura Mountains Mountain range in e France and nw Switzerland. Forming part of the Alpine system, it extends from the River Rhine at Basel to the River Rhône, sw of Geneva. It has several hydroelectric schemes.

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