nara

/N AA1 R AH0/
noun
  1. 1

    The capital city of Nara Prefecture, Japan.

  2. 2

    A prefecture of Japan.

  3. 3

    Alternative form of naras. [(South Africa) A spiny shrub, Acanthosicyos horridus, growing in Namibia and the Kalahari Desert, or the melon-like fruit that it produces.]

  4. 4

    (government, US) Initialism of National Archives and Records Administration.