No. 9,262 in German
mara
The word "Mara" does not have a general standalone meaning in German; it is primarily used as a personal name.
In a sentence
Die Mara ist ein Nagetier, das im südamerikanischen Grasland lebt.
The mara is a rodent that lives in the South American grasslands.
In this sentence, 'Mara' refers to a specific genus of rodents, indicating its biological or ecological context.
Wir haben einen Mara im Zoo gesehen und viel über ihn gelernt.
We saw a mara at the zoo and learned a lot about it.
Here, 'Mara' is used as a collective singular noun to describe an instance of the animal in an educational setting.
Mara ist froh, dass ihre Freunde sie besucht haben.
Mara is happy that her friends visited her.
In this case, 'Mara' functions as a proper noun, representing a person's name in a personal or narrative context.
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