mura

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[], (Noun)

Definitions:
- In Japan: a village, a hamlet; (also) a rural administrative division corresponding to such a community.


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Origin:
late 19th century; earliest use found in William Griffis (1843–1928). From Japanese mura, probably from the nominalized stem of an earlier form of mureru to gather, cluster, flock together




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