DictionaryNa•raPronunciation: (nä-rä'), [key] —n. 1. a city on S Honshu, in central Japan: chief Buddhist center of ancient Japan; first capital of Japana.d. 710–84. 297,893. 2. a period of Japanese history,a.d. 710–784, characterized by the adoption of Chinese culture and forms of government. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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