Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The private estates of the Khedive of Egypt.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Any of several valuable estates of the Egyptian khedive or his family. The most important are the Da"i*ra Sa"ni*eh (sä"nĭ*ĕ), or Da"i*ra Sa"ni*yeh, and the Da"i*ra Khas"sa, administered by the khedive's European bondholders, and known collectively as the Daira, or the Daira estates.
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Examples
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Daira, histoire orientale, par A.J. J. de la Riche de la
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But soon Sui's hero worship of Daira becomes something far more personal, and the two eventually come to love and care about one another.
Manga Mondays with Kethylia 12/3 | Comics Should Be Good! @ Comic Book Resources 2007
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Summary: Sui returns to Japan to attend school--at the same institution as the famous prodigy Daira, or the "King."
Manga Mondays with Kethylia 12/3 | Comics Should Be Good! @ Comic Book Resources 2007
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Daira, histoire orientale, par A.J. J. de la Riche de la
Arabian nights. English Anonymous 1855
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Bangladeshi people look on as the rescue work takes place after a boat capsized on the Daira river in Mithamoin upazila, Kishoregonj, in the northeast of Bangladesh, on Friday.
unknown title 2009
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Poetry News: The launching ceremony of poetry collection 'Oje Musalsal' by Abbas Naqvi, organised by literary organisation Daira, will be held at Islamabad Club at 3pm.
GotPoetry.com News 2009
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Earlier on Friday, 47 persons died when a launch Al Helal-1 hit the motorboat on the Daira river.
The Daily Star 2009
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Poetry News: The launching ceremony of poetry collection 'Oje Musalsal' by Abbas Naqvi, organised by literary organisation Daira, will be held at Islamabad Club at 3pm.
GotPoetry.com News 2009
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Earlier on Friday, 47 bodies were recovered after a motorboat capsized on the Daira river at Mithamoin upazila of Kishoreganj.
The Daily Star 2009
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Bangladeshi people look on as the rescue work takes place after a boat capsized on the Daira river in Mithamoin upazila, Kishoregonj, in the northeast of Bangladesh, on Friday.
unknown title 2009
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