Dras
Dras proper noun: a town, a hill station in Dras subdivision, Kargil district, Ladakh, Kashmir, India; in the Dras Valley on the Dras River. Also the ellipsis of Dras Volcanic Island Arc.
Proper noun
Dras
- A town, a hill station in Dras subdivision, Kargil district, Ladakh, Kashmir, India; in the Dras Valley on the Dras River.
- Synonyms:
- Drass, Drās
- A subdivision of Kargil district, Ladakh, Kashmir, India.
- Synonyms:
- Drass
- A river in Kargil district, Ladakh, Kashmir, India; in the Dras Valley.
- Synonyms:
- Drass, Dras River, Drass River
- A valley in Kargil district, Ladakh, Kashmir, India; containing the Dras River.
- Synonyms:
- Drass, Dras Valley, Drass Valley, Dras River Valley, Drass River Valley
Also used as
Dras is also the ellipsis of Dras Volcanic Island Arc.
Synonyms of Dras
- Drass
- Drās
- Dras River
- Drass River
- Dras Valley
- Drass Valley
- Dras River Valley
- Drass River Valley
Origin of Dras
From South Asian languages * (Dras Islands): From basaltic rocks found near the hill station, which were identified as indication of a former volcanic island chain that was accreted by plate tectonics.
Words formed from Dras
- Dras Volcanic Arc
- Dras volcanic basalts
- Dras Volcanic Island Arc
- Dras volcanics
Questions about Dras
- What does Dras mean?
- Dras means a town, a hill station in Dras subdivision, Kargil district, Ladakh, Kashmir, India; in the Dras Valley on the Dras River.
- What part of speech is Dras?
- Dras is a proper noun.
Words near Dras in the dictionary
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