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nara

/ˈnɑːrə/
na · ra

Plural:naras
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nara Lexical Profile

• noun

1

A historic city in the Kansai region of south-central Honshu, Japan, serving as the capital of Nara Prefecture and formerly as Japan's first permanent imperial capital in the eighth century.


2

South African A leafless, spiny desert shrub of the gourd family (Acanthosicyos horridus), native to the coastal sand dunes of the Namib Desert in southwestern Africa.


3

South African The large, round, spiny fruit and protein-rich seeds produced by the nara shrub, harvested as a traditional staple food by indigenous peoples of the Namib Desert.

Example

"The local community harvests the ripe nara in late summer and dries the pulp and seeds for storage."

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Usage Trend

Historical frequency of usage in published text.

180019102020

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Nara. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/nara
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