ultra
/ˈʌltɹə/
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Northern England/ˈʊltɹə/
ultra adjective: extreme; far beyond the norm; fanatical; uncompromising.
Adjective
ultra (comparative more ultra, superlative most ultra)
Noun
ultra (plural ultras)
- A political extremist, in particular
- Five militants were nabbed while four ultras of Harkat-ul-Jehad-e-Islami (HuJI) gave themselves up.2005 December 29, “Foreign ultra killed, three injured in J&K”, in The Times of India, retrieved 21 Apr 2009
- An ultraleftist.
- An ultranationalist.
- An ultraroyalist.
- Her soirées were among the most agreeable at Paris—she united all the rank and talent to be found in the ultra party, for she professed to be quite a female Mæcenas; […]1828, [Edward Bulwer-Lytton], chapter XVI, in Pelham; or, The Adventures of a Gentleman. […], volume I, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, page 114
- "At any rate that is what he explained to me," I said hastily while the lawyer rubbed his long ultra's nose and sighed.1974, Lawrence Durrell, Monsieur, Faber & Faber, published 1992, page 37
- An especially devoted football fan, typically organized and participating in choreographies (including pyrotechnics), often of outwardly intimidating demeanour, but distinguished from a violent hooligan (although overlap between both subcultures is possible)
- A similar view is expressed by a Turin supporter in Segre's study, but in this case it is more specifically addressed to how powerful teams, such as Juventus, get preferential treatment in reports on the negative aspects of the ultras world.2012, ALINA BERNSTEIN, Neil Blain, Sport, Media, Culture: Global and Local Dimensions, Routledge, →ISBN, page 183
- If a member of an official football club can be said to be a citizen of the football world, an ultra has to be considered as a militant.2013, Richard Guilianotti, Football, Violence and Social Identity, Routledge, →ISBN, page 77
- An ultramarathon.
- I've done more than forty marathons and ultras and have won a handful of small boutiquey races in mountainous, out-of-the-way places: the foothills of the Sierra Nevada; Mount Mitchell, North Carolina; Bozeman, Montana; and, on the third day of a 100-mile stage race, the Mount Everest Challenge...2008, Rachel Toor, Personal Record: A Love Affair with Running, Lincoln, NE: University of Nebraska Press, →ISBN, page 69
- An ultra-prominent peak.
- Blanca Peak is one of just three ultra-prominence peaks, or “ultras,” in the state and the highpoint of the Sierra Blanca Range, a massif that includes ranked 14ers Ellingwood Point, Little Bear Peak, and Mount Lindsey.2008, Susan Joy Paul, Climbing Colorado's Mountains, Guilford, CT: Rowman & Littlefield, →ISBN, page 141
- Code name used by British codebreakers during World War 2 for decrypted information gained from the enemy.
ultra meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
ultra in Hindi
- अल्ट्रा
ultra in Tamil
- எல்லை கடந்த, தீ விரைஞன், தீ விரைவாளன், அப்பாலுள்ள, கடந்த, நுண்
ultra in Marathi
- अल्ट्रा
ultra in Urdu
- بالا, بہت اونچا, بہت زیادہ, بڑا, حد سے زیادہ, کافی سے زیادہ
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- ultra in Bengali
- চরমপন্থী, সীমাতিক্রান্ত, প্রান্তিক, অতিক্রান্ত
- ultra in Telugu
- అల్ట్రా
- ultra in Malayalam
- അപ്പുറത്തുള്ള, മറുഭാഗത്തെ, അത്യധികമായ
- ultra in Kannada
- ಎಲ್ಲೆಮೀರಿದ, ಕಟ್ಟು, ಅತಿ, ಅತೀತ
- ultra in Punjabi
- ਅਲਟਰਾ
- ultra in Gujarati
- અલ્ટ્રા
- ultra in Odia
- ଅଲଟ୍ରା, ଆଲ୍ଟ୍ରା
- ultra in Nepali
- अल्ट्रा, अल्टर्रा
Examples of ultra in a sentence
- These kinds of judicial decisions bias the political process in favor of the ultra rich.
- Ridges correspond to the tiny depressions observed in ultra thin sections of cryo-processed samples (Fig. 4).
- The catastrophic financial experiments: some became ultra rich while destroying the wealth of many.
Forms of ultra
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more ultra |
| superlative | most ultra |
| Noun | |
| plural | ultras |
Origin of ultra
From Latin ultra.
Words formed from ultra
Phrases with ultra
Questions about ultra
- What does ultra mean?
- Ultra means extreme; far beyond the norm; fanatical; uncompromising.
- What is ultra in Hindi?
- Ultra in Hindi is अल्ट्रा. See Ultra meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is ultra?
- Ultra can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce ultra?
- Ultra is pronounced /ˈʌltɹə/ (UK).
Words near ultra in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: ultra (page history and authors); ultra (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); ultra (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ultra (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); ultra (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ultra (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ultra (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); Ultra (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ultra (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ultra (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); ultra (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); ultra (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); ultra (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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