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Deira

American  
[dey-ruh] / ˈdeɪ rə /

noun

  1. kingdom in present-day NE England in the 6th century a.d., merged with Bernicia to form the kingdom of Northumbria.


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In Dubai’s old commercial neighborhood, Deira, electronics wholesalers have scrambled to recruit Russian-speaking staff.

From New York Times • May 11, 2023

Tracking data suggests Flight No. EK231 was just 200 feet off the ground at points as it flew over Dubai’s Deira neighborhood before reaching the Persian Gulf.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 16, 2022

I think the most notable would be police Chief Deira Arradondo, who from the start dismissed what Chauvin did and called it “murder.”

From Slate • Apr. 12, 2021

Meanwhile, Palm Deira got as far as the base of the trunk before the rest of the tree was cancelled, its sorry stump since rebranded “Deira Islands”.

From The Guardian • Feb. 13, 2018

It was not till after the end of Cnut's reign that Siward became Earl of Deira, and at a later time of all North-humberland as far as the Tweed.

From A Student's History of England, v. 1 (of 3) From the earliest times to the Death of King Edward VII by Gardiner, Samuel Rawson