Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A village of eastern Ireland northwest of Dublin. It was the seat of Irish kings from ancient times until the sixth century AD.
from The Century Dictionary.
- A mere exclamation.
- noun Same as
taro . - noun Same as
taliera .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- proper noun Buddhism a female
Buddha typically associated withBuddhist tantra practice as preserved in Tibetan Buddhism. She is the "mother of liberation", and represents the virtues of success in work and achievements. - proper noun A female
given name . - proper noun An Irish
place name , associated with Hill of Tara, seat of ancient Irish kings. - proper noun A female
given name used since the 20th century, derived from the place name.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a village in eastern Ireland (northwest of Dublin); seat of Irish kings until 6th century
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Examples
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ANITA GATTIS, MISSING TARA GRINSTEAD ` S SISTER: Well, Nancy, we had heard early on about neighbors of Tara ` s who saw a dark vehicle in her yard early Monday morning when they went to the convenient store.
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I almost want to just pretend the tara thing isn’t happening until she’s gone but I can’t .. it’s not fair to Ali or to Gareth and most of all to Tara.
the-moo Diary Entry the-moo 2005
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For example, The United States of Tara is an ineffective title for a show about a character with split personalities.
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Anyways, Tara is probably going to be the next Mother Theresa.
Exempli gratia pabba 2009
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But because Tara is a pay-cable show limited to 13 episodes, her family had to relocate from Australia for only a few months.
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For example, The United States of Tara is an ineffective title for a show about a character with split personalities.
Superhero Nation: how to write superhero novels and comic books » 2009 » January » 18 2009
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Tara is currently staying with her aunt, uncle, and cousins and preparing to enter 10th grade.
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The first six - eps really followed the first book but then it began to branch out, especially where human characters are concerned -- Tara is quite different from the book, pretty much completely different actually, and much more interesting on the show.
True Blood --- No Spoilers Please rabid1st 2009
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I suppose Tara is only on season 2 and Jackie also.
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For example, The United States of Tara is an ineffective title for a show about a character with split personalities.
Superhero Nation: how to write superhero novels and comic books » 2009 » January 2009
tarima commented on the word Tara
Tara is both a Hindu goddess and a very special Buddhist goddess. She is like the Western Virgin Mary, only more so and with more interesting attributes.
March 26, 2009