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Da´I`ra

    (dä´ė`rä)
n.1.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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by G. & C. Merriam Co.
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According to official sources, 40-year-old Abdul Majeed of Daira Dildar area of district Rajanpur has been suffering from high fever for the last seven days.
DPO visited Mahmood Kot, Sanawan and Daira Deen Panah police stations and checked the front desk, barracks, record of police stations.
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Une operation de relogement est prevue dans la daira de Bir Mourad Rais au profit des habitants de bidonvilles situes sur la route de Saoula et dans le quartier de Sidi M'barek relevant de la commune de Birkhadem, a-t-on appris, lundi, aupres de la daira.
FAVOURITE backers had their fingers burnt when Daira Prince was beaten at Yarmouth a fortnight ago, but he can reward those who keep the faith in the Thistleton Gap Handicap at Leicester.
The gelding -- trained by Marcus Tregoning (below) -- finished strongly when a head behind Daira Prince at Yarmouth on his return.
The daira programme, a form of folk song from Saurashtra region, was organised by some builders in Talala area of Junagadh district on Saturday, which was attended by BJP state president R.
Flood waters entered Daira Deen Panah city and its rural suburbs on Tuesday after more than 900,000 cusecs water current, that passed through Tansa Barrage last Monday, broke Abbas Wala Spur.
Al Deraz qualified after topping Group 'A' with six points from two wins over Al Areesh and Al Daira who finished second on goal difference and also booked a berth in the last four.