No. 624 in Turkish
kara
"Black" or "land" depending on context.
In a sentence
Kara bulutlar gökyüzünü kaplamış.
Black clouds have covered the sky.
Here, 'kara' is used as an adjective meaning 'black', describing the clouds.
Kara, Türkiye'nin yedinci büyük coğrafi bölgesidir.
The Black Sea Region is Turkey's seventh largest geographical area.
In this context, 'Kara' refers to 'Black' as a geographical nomenclature for the Black Sea region.
Uzaktan kara görünmeye başladı.
Land started to be visible from afar.
Here, 'kara' means 'land' or 'earth', often used in contrast to 'sea' or 'water'.
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