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    dr
    abbreviation
  • Dr
    Dr
    abbreviation
  • DR
    DR
    abbreviation
    dining room.
  • dr.
    dr.
    abbreviation
    debit.
  • Dr.
    Dr.
    abbreviation
    Doctor.
  • D.R.
    D.R.
    abbreviation
    Daughters of the (American) Revolution.

dr

1 American  

abbreviation

  1. door.

  2. dram; drams.


Dr 2 American  

abbreviation

Chiefly British.
  1. Doctor.


DR 3 American  

abbreviation

  1. Real Estate. dining room.


dr. 4 American  

abbreviation

  1. debit.

  2. debtor.

  3. drachma; drachmas.

  4. dram; drams.

  5. drawer.

  6. drum.


Dr. 5 American  

abbreviation

  1. Doctor.

  2. Drive (used in street names).


D.R. 6 American  

abbreviation

  1. Daughters of the (American) Revolution.

  2. Navigation. dead reckoning.

  3. Dutch Reformed.


dr 1 British  

abbreviation

  1. debtor

  2. Also: dr..  dram

  3. drawer

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

dr. 2 British  

abbreviation

  1. debit

  2. Also: dr.  dram

  3. (the former) drachma

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Dr 3 British  

abbreviation

  1. Doctor

  2. (in street names) Drive

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

DR 4 British  

abbreviation

  1. dry riser

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Example Sentences

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All of those sent to DR Congo deny committing any crimes in the US.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

So far, the outbreak centred on DR Congo has resulted in 177 suspected deaths and 750 suspected cases.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

Officials did not specify if the passenger was showing symptoms of the virus or when the person was last in DR Congo.

From BBC • May 21, 2026

This week, US President Donald Trump warned Taiwan against declaring independence, the death toll from the outbreak of Ebola in DR Congo continued to rise, and Sir David Beckham became the UK's first billionaire sportsman.

From BBC • May 21, 2026

Vega was wearing the new shiny black parka that his grandma in DR had given him for Three Kings.

From "The Stars Beneath Our Feet" by David Barclay Moore

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