Meaning of Tara | Babel Free

Definitions

1. a bodhisattva in Mahayana and Vajrayana Buddhism
2. The tern.
   New-Zealand, rare
3. A small silver coin current in South India at the time of the arrival of the Portuguese.
   India
4. A plant native to Peru, the spiny holdback, Tara spinosa
5. An Irish place name, associated with the Hill of Tara, seat of ancient Irish kings.
6. A female Buddha typically associated with Buddhist tantra practice as preserved in Tibetan Buddhism. She is the "mother of liberation", and represents the virtues of success in work and achievements.
7. A surname.
8. A barangay of Bolinao, Pangasinan, Philippines.
9. A small settlement in County Meath, Ireland, near the Hill of Tara (Irish grid ref N 9458)
10. A female given name from Sanskrit.
11. A barangay of Coron, Palawan, Philippines.
12. A female given name transferred from the place name, of 20th century and later usage.
13. A barangay of Sipocot, Camarines Sur, Philippines.
14. A male given name.
15. A barangay of Mabinay, Negros Oriental, Philippines.
16. Some other places named Tara, all likely after the Irish hill:
17. A community in Arran-Elderslie municipality, Bruce County, Ontario, Canada.
18. An unincorporated community in Manatee County, Florida, United States.
19. A township in Swift County, Minnesota, United States.
20. A township in Traverse County, Minnesota.
21. A locality in the Temora council area, central New South Wales, Australia.
22. A town in the Western Downs Region, Queensland, Australia.

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Examples

“No more to chiefs and ladies bright The harp of Tara swells”

“Many had already taken out loans and purchased equipment in preparation for the program’s continuation, said Tara Roberts-Turner, general manager of the Wisconsin Food Hub Cooperative (WFHC), a farmer-led distribution network serving more than 400 farmers and the state’s largest food hub.”

“the story of Tara Cochrane, a war veteran, a physician, and a burned-out man who describes himself in terms of a bad cigarette”

“These are Hine-karoro (origin and personification of the karoro, or black-billed gull), the next born being Hine-tara (the tara, or tern); the next is Hine-tore. The last born of that lot was Punga, the origin of[…]”

“Another account says that a tara (tern) and other birds alighted at Tahunatapu, the first part of the fish to surface, and that Maui greeted its appearance with an incantation that included the words : Appears the great land lying[…]”

“Most numerous and widespread of the terns of Aotearoa are the tara, or white-fronted terns. Another species, also named tara , is the smaller black-fronted tern.[…]”

“Again it is said that the tara (tern) alighted on the new land at Tahunatapu, the first part to emerge from the sea, and was followed by other birds. Māui recited an incantation of welcome which included the words : Appears the[…]”

“The only silver coin of this empire reported so far is a Tara of the time of Pratāpa devaraya.”

“The pods of the tara plant are used to make tara gum and tara flour. The latter has been found to be an unapproved food additive.”

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