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Deira

/ˈdaɪɹə/

Deira proper noun: a region of post-Roman Britain, later an Anglian Kingdom.

Proper noun

Deira

  1. (historical) A region of post-Roman Britain, later an Anglian Kingdom.
    • The domains of her ancestor, “the magnificent Earl Oslac,” who lived in the days of King Edgar, were Deira – that is, Danish Northumbria, from Humber to Tees; and he may have sprung from (as his name hints) the ancient kings of Deira.1866, Charles Kingsley, Hereward the Wake, London: Nelson, page 19

Words formed from Deira

Questions about Deira

What does Deira mean?
Deira means a region of post-Roman Britain, later an Anglian Kingdom.
What part of speech is Deira?
Deira is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Deira?
Deira is pronounced /ˈdaɪɹə/.

Words near Deira in the dictionary

  1. deipnosophistry
  2. deipnosophists
  3. deipnosophy
  4. deir
  5. Deir ez-Zor
  6. Deira
  7. Deiran
  8. Deirans
  9. Deirdre
  10. deirid
  11. deirids

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