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Deira
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deira
English
Pronunciation
en /ˈdaɪɹə/ /ˈdɛəɹə/
Proper noun
en historical A region of post-Roman Britain, later an Anglian Kingdom.
en Charles Kingsley Hereward the Wake London Nelson 1866 19 The domains of her ancestor, “the magnificent Earl Oslac,” who lived in the days of King Edgar, were Deira – that is, Danish Northumbria, from Humber to Tees; and he may have sprung from (as his name hints) the ancient kings of Deira.
Derived terms
en Deiran