Dera or DERA may refer to:
Businesses and organisations
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Defence Evaluation and Research Agency
The Defence Evaluation and Research Agency (DERA) was a part of the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) between 1995 and 2 July 2001. At the time it was the United Kingdom's largest science and technology organisation. It was regarded by its official h ...
, part of the UK Ministry of Defence 1995–2001
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Downtown Eastside Residents Association The Downtown Eastside Residents Association (DERA) was a non-profit society in the Downtown Eastside area of Vancouver, operating from 1973 until 2010. The association was founded by Bruce Eriksen, Libby Davies, Jean Swanson, University of Victoria ...
in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada 1973–2010
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Dera (organization)
A ''dera'' is a type of socio-religious organization in northern India. Jacob Copeman defines the ''deras'' as "monasteries or the extended residential sites of religious leaders; frequently just glossed as sect".
Several ''deras'' started out as ...
, 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
Dera (, also Romanized as Derā) is a village in Qaleh Ganj Rural District, in the Central District of Qaleh Ganj County, Kerman Province, Iran
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a countr ...
, in Kerman Province
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Dera, Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad
Do Rah-e Bahram Beygi (, also Romanized as Do Rāh-e Bahrām Beygī; also known as Derā, Do Rāh, and Dorrā) is a village in Pataveh Rural District, Pataveh District, Dana County, Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province, Iran
Iran, offi ...
Other uses
* ''dera'', a component of some
placenames in South Asia
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Dera language
Dera (Dra, Dla) Mangguar and Kamberataro (Komberatoro) is a Senagi language of Papua New Guinea and Indonesia. In Papua New Guinea, it is primarily spoken in Kamberataro village (), Amanab Rural LLG, Sandaun Province.
Dialects
There are two ...
, a Senagi language of Papua New Guinea and Indonesia
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Kanakuru language
Dera, or Kanakuru, is a West Chadic language of Nigeria.
References
West Chadic languages
Languages of Nigeria
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, or Dera, in Nigeria
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Charles Dera
Charles Dera (born December 21, 1978) is a former Marine, an American adult entertainer, actor, mixed martial artist and former exotic dancer. Dera has received several adult industry awards, including the NightMoves Award for Male Performer of t ...
(born 1978), American pornographic actor
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Defense-Independent ERA, a baseball statistic
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Diesel Emissions Reduction Act
The Diesel Emissions Reduction ActPub.L. 111-364, or DERA (as it will be referred to for the remainder of this article), is a part of the Energy Policy Act of 2005Pub.L. 109-58. The law appropriated funds to federal and state loan programs to eith ...
, American legislation
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Daraa
Daraa (, Levantine Arabic: ) is a city in southwestern Syria, north of the border with Jordan. It is the capital of Daraa Governorate in the Hauran region. Located south of Damascus on the Damascus–Amman highway, it serves as a way sta ...
, 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
Dera Sacha Sauda ("Camp of the True Deal"; colloquially DSS) is an Indian non-governmental organization described as a "religious cult" and "non-profit social welfare dera" that was established on 29 April 1948 by Mastana Balochistani, an asc ...
, an Indian religious cult
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