DRA or Dra may refer to:
Places
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Democratic Republic of Afghanistan
The Democratic Republic of Afghanistan, later known as the Republic of Afghanistan, was the Afghan state between History of Afghanistan (1978–1992), 1978 and 1992. It was bordered by Pakistan to the east and south, by Iran to the west, by the ...
, 1978-1987
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Desert Rock Airport (IATA airport code
DRA), Mercury, Nevada, USA
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Draco (constellation)
Draco is a constellation in the far northern sky. Its name is Latin for dragon. It was one of the 48 Lists of constellations, constellations listed by the 2nd century Greek astronomer Ptolemy, and remains one of the 88 modern constellations tod ...
(abbreviated
Dra)
Organizations
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Defence Research Agency
The Defence Research Agency (DRA) was an executive agency of the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) from April 1991 until April 1995. At the time, the DRA was Britain's largest science and technology organisation. In April 1995, the DRA was combined w ...
, former UK body
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Delta Regional Authority
The Delta Regional Authority (DRA) is a Federal-State partnership whose mission it is to improve the quality of life for the residents of the Mississippi Delta. The Delta Regional Authority serves 252 counties and parishes in parts of eight state ...
, for the Mississippi River Delta Region, US
* ''Deutscher Reichsausschuss für Leibesübungen'', later ''
Nationalsozialistischer Reichsbund für Leibesübungen'', a former German sports organization
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Deutsches Rundfunkarchiv'', the German Broadcasting Archive
Science and technology
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Dielectric resonator antenna
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Dopamine receptor antagonist
A dopamine antagonist, also known as an anti-dopaminergic and a dopamine receptor antagonist (DRA), is a type of drug which blocks dopamine receptors by receptor antagonism. Most antipsychotics are dopamine antagonists, and have been used in tr ...
, first generation antipsychotics
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Dopamine releasing agent
A dopamine releasing agent (DRA) is a type of drug which induces the release of dopamine in the Body (biology), body and/or brain.
No binding selectivity, selective DRAs are currently known. However, non-selective DRAs, including norepinephrin ...
, a class of drugs
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Downregulated-in-adenoma, an anion exchanger
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Drag reducing agent, a pipeline flow improver
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Driver's reminder appliance, a UK passenger train safety device
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Dynamic Resolution Adaptation, an audio coding standard
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Dynamic Resource Allocation, a project management tool
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Dave's Redistricting App, an online web app that allows people to draw
redistricting
Redistricting in the United States is the process of drawing electoral district boundaries. For the United States House of Representatives, and state legislatures, redistricting occurs after each ten-year census.
The U.S. Constitution in Art ...
maps
Other uses
* (Dra.), feminine-form abbreviation for
Doctor (title)
Doctor is an Academic degree, academic title that originates from the Latin word of the same spelling and meaning. The word is originally an Agent noun, agentive noun of the Latin verb 'to teach'. It has been used as an academic title in Europ ...
in some languages
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Deficit Reduction Act
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Dras (disambiguation)
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