Dera or DERA may refer to:
Businesses and organisations
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Defence Evaluation and Research Agency, part of the UK Ministry of Defence 1995–2001
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Downtown Eastside Residents Association in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada 1973–2010
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Dera (organization), a socio-religious organization in northern India
* Deutsche Rohstoffagentur (German Natural Resources Agency), section of
Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources
The Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources (Bundesanstalt für Geowissenschaften und Rohstoffe, or BGR) is a German agency within the Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology. It acts as a central geoscience consulting insti ...
Places
Ethiopia
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Dera, Ethiopia
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Dera, Amhara (woreda)
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Dera, Oromia
India
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Dera Gopipur, Himachal Pradesh, known during the British Raj as Dera
Iran
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Dera, Iran, in Kerman Province
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Dera, Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad
Other uses
* ''dera'', a component of some
placenames in South Asia
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Dera language, a Senagi language of Papua New Guinea and Indonesia
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Kanakuru language, or Dera, in Nigeria
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Charles Dera (born 1978), American pornographic actor
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Defense-Independent ERA, a baseball statistic
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Diesel Emissions Reduction Act, American legislation
See also
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Daraa, a city in Syria
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Deira
Deira ( ; Old Welsh/ or ; or ) was an area of Post-Roman Britain, and a later Anglian kingdom.
Etymology
The name of the kingdom is of Brythonic origin, and is derived from the Proto-Celtic , meaning 'oak' ( in modern Welsh), in which case ...
, an area of post-Roman Britain
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Deira, Dubai
Deira () is a historically significant district within the U.A.E. city of Dubai. It is located at the northern end of Dubai Creek.
History
Deira is one of the oldest and most established areas of Dubai. Its origin dates back to the mid-1700s, ...
, a district in the UAE
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Dera Sacha Sauda, an Indian religious cult
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