dura

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
dura
    n 1: the outermost (and toughest) of the 3 meninges [syn: {dura
         mater}, {dura}]
from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Dura \Du"ra\, n.
   Short form for {Dura mater}.
   [1913 Webster]
from Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
Dura
the circle, the plain near Babylon in which Nebuchadnezzar set
up a golden image, mentioned in Dan. 3:1. The place still
retains its ancient name. On one of its many mounds the pedestal
of what must have been a colossal statue has been found. It has
been supposed to be that of the golden image.
from Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's)
Dura, same as Dor
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