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Daira
Pronunciation : Da"?*ra, n. [Turk. daire circuit department
Part of Speech : fr.
Definition : Defn: Any of several valuable estates of the Egyptian khedive or his family. The most important are the Da"i*ra Sa"ni*eh, or 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.
Ar. da?rah circle.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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